8/18/2019 March 26 Legal Opinion
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March 26, 2016
Mr. Daniel KatigbakOwner, Asian MedDagupan City
Dear Mr. Katigbak
!his legal "pini"n seeks t" answer y"ur #uesti"n as t" whether
the c"$plaint "% y"ur %"r$er e$pl"yeena$ed, Dianne &al'ad"r,
against y"u and Asian Med %"r ( illegal suspensi"n) illegal
deducti"n) n"n(pay$ent "% 1*th $"nth pay) ser'ice
incenti'e lea'e) h"liday pay) $"ral and e+e$plary da$ages) and
att"rneys %ees willpr"sper.
!he -acts
er y"ur letter dated March 1/, 2016, the %"ll"wing are the
pertinent %acts
On March 200 y"u hired Dianne &al'ad"r as $edical
representati'e %"r y"ur c"$pany Asian Med wh"$ust be acc"untable
%"r the st"cks recei'ed, distribute and sell t" the d"ct"r(clients,
recei'e pay$ents %"r thesa$e, and re$it c"llecti"n %"r pr"per
acc"unting.
&"$eti$e in the $"nths "% May and une 201/, y"u recei'ed
rep"rts that she has n"t per%"r$ed theduties she has been hired %"r
and client(d"ct"rs were c"$plaining "% unre$itted pay$ents,
"'erpay$ents, andundeli'ered st"cks that caused y"u t" suspend her
%"r %i'e days with"ut pay.
On une *0, 201/, she was "rdered t" rep"rt %"r w"rk which she
did.
On uly 2, *, / and , 201/, she did n"t g" t" w"rk. On uly ,
201/, her $"ther went t" y"ur "%%ice t"in%"r$ y"u that Diane was
sick. On uly 16, 201/, she did n"t rep"rt %"r w"rk again which
pr"$pted y"u t" sendher te+t $essage, t" wit
34apaala$ kb5 kaw nap ala nasusun"d s trabah" $" kung papas"k k
" hnde kung ganyan n apala angpatakaran $" $abuti p talagang u$alis
k n s c"$pany, ang akala k" kasi nung nakiusap and nanay $" n
bgyan
kp ng pagkakata"n ay sasa$atalahin $" n ung bnigay k" sy" hindi
p rin pala tu$alab s siste$a $"7.
On uly 22, 201/, she went t" y"ur "%%ice t" 'eri%y her
e$pl"y$ent status and t" clai$ her salary %r"$uly 1(18, 201/. On
August 6, 201/, she %iled a c"$plaint %"r illegal suspensi"n,
illegal deducti"ns, n"n(pay$ent"% 1*th $"nth pay, ser'ice
incenti'e lea'e, h"liday pay, $"ral and e+e$plary da$ages and
att"rneys %ees.
