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Alfredo Veloso, Et Al. Vs. Department Of Labor And Employment, Et Al.

ALFREDO VELOSO and EDITO LIGUATON, petitioners, vs. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, NOAH'S ARK SUGAR CARRIERS AND WILSON T. GO, respondents.

G.R. No. 87297 | 1991-08-05

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

The law looks with disfavor upon quitclaims and releases by employees who are inveigled or pressured into signing them by unscrupulous employers seeking to evade their legal responsibilities. On the other hand, there are legitimate waivers that represent a voluntary settlement of laborer's claims that should be respected by the courts as the law between the parties.

In the case at bar, the petitioners claim that they were forced to sign their respective releases in favor of their employer, the herein private respondent, by reason of their dire necessity. The latter, for its part, insists that the petitioner...