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Fortuny Garments, et al. vs. Elena J. Castro

FORTUNY GARMENTS/ JOHNNY CO., Petitioner, versus ELENA J. CASTRO, Respondent.

G.R. No. 150668 | 2005-12-15

D E C I S I O N 


CALLEJO, SR., J.: 

Assailed before the Court on petition for review on certiorari is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 56153 granting the petition of Elena J. Castro and nullifying the rulings of the Labor Arbiter and the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC). 

Then 58-year old Elena J. Castro was employed as a sewer by the Fortuny Garments Corporation sometime in 1985. Petitioner Johnny Co was then its president. Elena was paid her salaries and other emoluments for the period up to December 21, 1996.[2] 

On December 16, 1996, Elena's daughter gave birth by caesarian...