SUMMARY OF OTHER ISSUES BEYOND 10.
Claims for commissions and certain
JURISDICTION OF THE LABOR ARBITERS OR NLRC
1. Cases involving claims for Employees
Compensation, Social Security, Medicare and
maternity benefits. (Article 217 [6], Labor Code).
2. Issue of replevin intertwined with a labor
dispute. (Basaya, Jr. vs. Militante, 156 SCRA 299).
3. Cases arising from violation of training
agreement. (Singapore Airlines vs. Hon. Ernani
Cruz Pano, G. R. No. L-47739, June 22, 1983; 122
SCRA 671).
4. Cases involving claim for liquidated damages
for breach of a contractual obligation. Also the
issue of liability in suretyship. (Singapore
Airlines vs. Hon. Ernani Cruz Pano, G. R. No. L-
47739, June 22, 1983; 122 SCRA 671).
5. Cases involving issue of whether sale of
property being levied on execution was done in
bad faith. (Asian Footwear vs. Soriano, 142 SCRA
49).
6. Cases of contempt involving a judge of the
regular court. (Tolentino vs. Inciong, 91 SCRA
563).
7. Cases involving an injunction filed by a third
party with the regular court against the sheriff
enforcing a decision in a labor case. (Philippine
Association of Free Labor Unions [PAFLU] vs.
Salas, 158 SCRA 53).
8. Cases involving claim of employee for cash prize
offered under the Innovation Program of a
company which, although arising from
employer-employee relationship, require the
application of general civil law on contracts.
(San Miguel Corporation vs. NLRC, 161 SCRA
719).
9. Cases initiated by employer against an
employee for sum of money and damages for
cost of repair jobs made on an employee’s
personal cars as well as for the purchase price
of parts and vehicles. (Molave Motor Sales, Inc.
vs. Laron, 129 SCRA 485).
reimbursements made by an independent
contractor. (Sara vs. Agarrado, 166 SCRA 625).
11. Cases filed by government-owned corporations
performing governmental functions. (National
Housing Corporation vs. Juco, 134 SCRA 172;
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System
vs. Hernandez, 143 SCRA 602; PNOC-Exploration
Corporation vs. NLRC, 164 SCRA 501).
12. Violation of labor laws which are penal in
nature. Examples are illegal recruitment cases,
(Section 10, Rule X, Book II, Rules and
Regulations Governing Overseas Employment)
or criminal offenses or felonies committed in the
course of strikes and lockouts. (Article 264, Labor
Code).
13. Insolvency proceedings in the enforcement of
the worker preference ordained under Article
110 of the Labor Code.
14. Exercise of equity jurisdiction to enjoin
activities for purposes of compelling an
employer to ignore a clear mandate of the law.
(Bulletin Publishing Corporation vs. Sanchez, 144
SCRA 678).
15. Administrative action against the licensee or
holder of authority cognizable by the POEA
which could proceed independently from the
criminal action. (Section 12, Rules and
Regulations Implementing the Migrant Workers
and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995).
16. Review of recruitment violation cases and other
related cases decided by the POEA. The
Secretary of Labor and Employment has
exclusive jurisdiction over these cases. (Section
1, Rule IV, Book VI, Rules and Regulations
Governing Overseas Employment).
17. Cases involving issues which do not arise from,
or has no reasonable causal connection with,
employer-employee relationship. (Pepsi-Cola
Distributors vs. Galang, 201 SCRA 695; Grepalife
Assurance Corporation vs. NLRC, 187 SCRA 694;
Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes vs. Maalat, 187
SCRA 773; Insular Life vs. NLRC, 179 SCRA 459).