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Seafarer Disability Claims: Why Timely Medical Notification Matters
A seafarer's disability claim can hinge on proper medical reporting. Learn the notification rules and 240-day assessment period.
Seafarer Disability Benefits: When Concealment Claims Fail and How to Claim Compensation
Learn when a seafarer can still claim disability benefits despite alleged concealment, and why the company-designated physician's final assessment matters.
Seafarer Disability Claims: Res Judicata and Medical Assessments Under POEA-SEC
The Supreme Court clarifies when a dismissed seafarer claim bars a later disability suit, and how conflicting medical opinions are resolved.
Seafarer Disability Claims: Proving Work-Related Illness Under the POEA Contract
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when a seafarer's illness is compensable under the POEA Standard Employment Contract, and the burden of proof required.
Seafarer Disability Claims: Proving Work-Related Illness Under the POEA Contract
A Supreme Court ruling clarifies when a seafarer's illness is compensable under the POEA Standard Employment Contract and the burden of proof required.
Seafarer Disability Claims: When a Doctor's Assessment Is Not Final
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when a seafarer's disability becomes total and permanent despite a company doctor's partial disability rating.
Seafarer Rights and Agency Duties: The Corpuz Case on POEA Contract Substitution
A Supreme Court ruling on seafarer disability claims, the 3-day medical exam rule, and agency liability for contract substitution.
Filing a Complaint Interrupts Prescription Period for Seafarer Disability Claims
SC clarifies that filing a labor complaint interrupts the prescriptive period for seafarer disability claims under special laws, protecting workers' rights.
Seafarer Disability Rights: Consent, Compensation, and the 120/240-Day Rule in Maritime Law
A seafarer's right to consent to medical treatment and how it affects disability claims under Philippine maritime law.
Navigating Seafarer Disability Claims: The Mandatory Third Doctor Rule in the Philippines
Understand the mandatory third doctor rule in Philippine seafarer disability claims and why company physician assessments prevail when the rule is ignored.
Seafarer Disability Claims: The Rule on Appeals and Financial Assistance
A Supreme Court ruling clarifies when heirs of a deceased seafarer may claim disability benefits and when only financial assistance is due.
Protecting Seafarers: Employer's Duty to Provide Medical Attention Despite Technicalities
Supreme Court rules employers cannot deny seafarer disability claims by citing missed 3-day medical reporting when they refused to provide medical referral.
Understanding Disability Benefits for Seafarers: A Guide to Legal Rights and Claims
Learn how the Supreme Court clarified seafarer disability benefits, appeal periods, and the difference between CBA accident claims and POEA-SEC compensation.
Navigating Disability Benefits for Seafarers: The Burden of Proof and Reasonable Linkage
Understand the Supreme Court's ruling on seafarer disability claims, burden of proof, and the reasonable linkage test under the POEA-SEC.
Medical Concealment and Seafarer Disability Claims: Lessons from Clemente v. Status Maritime
The Supreme Court denies disability benefits to a seafarer who concealed a pre-existing shoulder condition, clarifying the rules on medical disclosure and PEME.
Seafarer Disability Benefits: The 120/240-Day Rule on Medical Assessments
A Supreme Court ruling clarifies when a seafarer's disability is deemed permanent and total due to delayed medical assessments by company-designated physicians.
Navigating the Seas of Truth: How Concealment Affects Seafarer Disability Claims
Learn how the Supreme Court ruled that concealing pre-existing conditions in a PEME bars seafarers from disability benefits.
Navigating Work-Related Injuries: Understanding Seafarer Disability Benefits in the Philippines
Learn how Philippine courts decide seafarer disability claims, work-relatedness presumptions, and the risks of premature fit-to-work declarations.
Seafarer Disability Claims: When a Pre-Existing Condition Does Not Bar Compensation
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on seafarer disability benefits, work-relatedness, and pre-existing conditions under the POEA-SEC.
Seafarer Disability Claims: Understanding the POEA-SEC Claims Process
A look at how the Supreme Court applies the POEA-SEC's strict procedural rules in seafarer disability and monetary claims.
Seafarer Disability Claims: Clarifying the 120/240-Day Rule for Disability Benefits
The Supreme Court clarifies when a seafarer's disability becomes permanent and total under the 120/240-day rule in Jebsens Maritime v. Pasamba.
Defining Final Assessment Seafarer Disability Benefits AND Employer Obligations
Seafarer Disability Claims: When the Company Doctor's Assessment Prevails
The Supreme Court clarifies when a company-designated physician's fitness-to-work assessment binds a seafarer, even if the seafarer's own doctor disagrees.
Seafarer Disability Claims: Accident vs Illness in Philippine Maritime Law
Learn how the Supreme Court distinguishes accident-based from illness-based seafarer disability claims, and why the third-doctor rule matters.