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Elias Villuga, Et Al. Vs. National Labor Relations Comm., Et Al.

ELIAS VILLUGA, RENATO ABISTADO, JILL MENDOZA, ANDRES ABAD, BENJAMIN BRIZUELA, NORLITO LADIA, MARCELO AGUILAN, DAVID ORO, NELIA BRIZUELA, FLORA ESCOBIDO, JUSTILITA CABANIG, and DOMINGO SAGUIT, petitioners, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (THIRD DIVISION) and BROAD STREET TAILORING and/or RODOLFO ZAPANTA, respondents.

G.R. No. 75038 | 1993-08-23

D E C I S I O N


NOCON, J.:

A basic factor underlying the exercise of rights and the filing of claims for benefits under the Labor Code and other presidential issuances or labor legislations is the status and nature of one's employment. Whether an employer-employee relationship exists and whether such employment is managerial in character or that of a rank and file employee are primordial considerations before extending labor benefits. Thus, the petitioners in this case seek a definitive ruling on the status and nature of their employment with Broad Street Tailoring and pray for the nullification of the resolution dated May 12, 1986 of...