Far Eastern University - Institute of Law

Labor Law 1
Professor: Dr. Angela C. Ylagan1
1st Semester, SY 2019-2010
Textbooks:
“The Labor Code with Comments and Cases” by C.A. Azucena, Volume I, 2016 Edition
“The Labor Code with Comments and Cases” by C.A. Azucena, Volume II-B, 2016 Edition
Date of Class Meeting Pages Covered for Discussion in Topics Covered
Class and Weekly Exam2 for Discussion in Class and Weekly Exam
July 22, 2019 1st Meeting – Introduction
July 29, 2019 Pages 0001-0076 Vol. I Art. 1 Name of Decree to Art. 21 Foreign
Service Role and Participation
August 5, 2019 Pages 0077-0152 Vol. I Art. 22 Mandatory Remittance of Foreign
Exchange Earnings to Art. 72 Apprentices
Without Compensation
August 12, 2019 Holiday – No Classes – Eid’l Adha
August 19, 2019 Pages 0153-0228 Vol. I Art. 73 Learners Defined to Art. 83 Normal
Hours of work
August 26, 2019 Holiday – No Classes – National Heroes’ Day

September 2, 2019 Pages 0229-0304 Vol. I Art. 84 Hours Worked to Art. 96 Services
Charges
September 9, 2019 Pages 0305-0380 Vol. I Title II Wages, Chapter 1 Preliminary Matters,
Art. 97 Definition to Art. 109 Solidary Liability,
and Comments and Cases
September 16 to 25, 2019 Mid-term Exams – Monday, September 16 to Wednesday, September 25, 2019
September 30, 2019 Pages 0381-0456 Vol. I Comments and Cases Contracting and
Subcontracting, Art. 110 Worker Preference in
case of Bankruptcy to Chapter VI
Administration and Enforcement, Art. 128
Visitorial and Enforcement Power
October 7, 2019 Pages 0457-0532 Vol. I Continuation of Chapter VI Administration and
Enforcement, Art. 128 Visitorial and
Enforcement Power, Art. 129 Recovery of
Wages, Simple Money Claims and Other
Benefits, to Book Four Health, Safety, and
Social Welfare Benefits, Title II Employees’
Compensation and State Insurance Fund Art.
173 Definition of Terms, and Comments and
Cases
October 14, 2019 Pages 0533-0608 Vol. I Book Four Health, Safety, and Social Welfare
Benefits, Title II Employees’ Compensation
and State Insurance Fund Art. 173 Definition of
Terms, and Comments and Cases to Art. 196
Rehabilitation Services and Comments and
Cases
October 21, 2019 Pages 0609-0664 Vol. I Title II Employees’ Compensation and State
Insurance Fund, Chapter VI Disability Benefits,
Art. 197 Temporary Total Disability to Art. 217
Adult Education
Pages 0749-0770 Vol. II-B Volume II – B Employment Termination
Book Six Post Employment, Title I Termination
of Employment, Art. 293 Coverage to
Art. 295 Regular and Casual Employment
October 28, 2019 Pages 0771-0846 Vol. II-B Art. 295 Regular & Casual Employment to Art.
297 Termination by Employer
November 4, 2019 Pages 0847-0922 Vol. II-B Art. 297 Termination by Employee to
Art. 299 Disease as a Ground for Termination
and Comments and Cases
November 11, 2019 Pages 0923-0998 Vol. II-B Art. 297 Termination by Employee to
Art. 299 Disease as a Ground for Termination
and Comments and Cases
Part 5 Procedure to Terminate Employment
November 18, 2019 Pages 0999-1072 Vol. II-B Comments and Cases Part 6 Consequences of
Termination
Art. 300 Termination by Employee
to Art. 302 Retirement
Nov. 25 to Dec. 7, 2019 Final Exams Monday, November 25 to Saturday, December 7, 2019

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Member, Philippine Bar and New York State Bar; Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.); Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), University of the
Philippines (U.P.) College of Law; Master of Laws (LL.M.), Boston University (BU), Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Doctor of Civil Law
(D.C.L.), University of Santo Tomas (UST).
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Exams are given every meeting. The coverage for all weekly quizzes, long exams, mid-term exam, and final exam is cumulative
(starting from and including all subject matter taken up during the first [1st] week of class until the current week of the quiz / exam to
be given). METHOD OF CORRECTING / SCORING FOR EXAMS: RIGHT ANSWERS MINUS WRONG ANSWERS.

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