Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE COMPENSABILITY OF ANY ILLNESS CAUSED BY EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT NEED FOR ANY PROOF ON THE PART OF THE EMPLOYEE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 165 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 626, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS `THE EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION AND STATE INSURANCE FUND'
Date filed
December 5, 2002
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 5536, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE COMPENSABILITY OF ANY ILLNESS CAUSED BY EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT NEED FOR ANY PROOF ON THE PART OF THE EMPLOYEE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 165 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 626, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS `THE EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION AND STATE INSURANCE FUND' | |
| ABSTRACT : This bill seeks to amend Art. 165 of PD 626 which provides that in order for a disability or death of an employee to be compensable, such ailment or disability should have been aggravated by his employment, is listed under the occupational and compensable diseases and the employee has to show proof that such ailment is compensable. > In order to give maximum aid and protection to labor, this bill provides compensation WITHOUT NEED FOR THE EMPLOYEE TO SHOW PROOF that the risk of contracting theillness is increased by working conditions of that such illness is work-connected. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : PADILLA, CARLOS M. | |
| DATE FILED : 2002-12-05 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Uy (038 ) | 2. Umali (038 ) |
| 3. Calalay (038 ) | 4. Ylagan (039 ) |
| 5. Tulagan (039 ) | 6. Del Mar (046 ) |
| 7. Syjuco (041 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 2002-12-16 |
Abstract
This bill seeks to amend Art. 165 of PD 626 which provides that in order for a disability or death of an employee to be compensable, such ailment or disability should have been aggravated by his employment, is listed under the occupational and compensable diseases and the employee has to show proof that such ailment is compensable. > In order to give maximum aid and protection to labor, this bill provides compensation WITHOUT NEED FOR THE EMPLOYEE TO SHOW PROOF that the risk of contracting theillness is increased by working conditions of that such illness is work-connected.
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