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Negros Slashers, Inc., Rodolfo C. Alvrez and Vicente Tan Vs. Alvin L. Teng

NEGROS SLASHERS, INC., RODOLFO C. ALVAREZ AND VICENTE TAN, Petitioners, versus ALVIN L. TENG, Respondent

G.R. No. 187122 | 2012-02-22

FIRST DIVISION

DECISION

VILLARAMA, JR., J.:

Before us is a petition for review on certiorari assailing the Decision[1] dated September 17, 2008 and Resolution[2] dated February 11 2009 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 00817.  The appellate court had reversed and set aside the September 10, 2004 Decision[3] and March 21, 2005 Resolution[4] of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) and reinstated with modification the Decision[5] of the Labor Arbiter finding respondent to have been illegally dismissed.
The facts are undisputed.

Respondent Alvin Teng is a professional basketball player who started his career as such in...