Villamaria v. Court of Appeals

G.R. No. 165881

April 19, 2006

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2.

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The jurisdiction of Labor Arbiters and the NLRC under Article 217 of the Labor Code is limited to disputes arising from an employer-employee relationship hich can only be resol!ed by reference to the Labor Code" other labor statutes or their collecti!e bargaining agreement#

$hen the principal relief is to be granted under labor legislation or a collecti!e bargaining agreement" the case falls ithin the e%clusi!e jurisdiction of the Labor Arbiter and the NLRC e!en though a claim for damages might be asserted as an incident to such claim#

2. No. P /ail# to prov# t*at ismissal !as vali.

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