Award of nominal damages v. Grant of Financial Assistance | 8 December 2024

In the realm of labor law, the resolution of disputes between employers and employees often involves a complex interplay of legal principles and humanitarian considerations. Nominal damages and financial assistance are two mechanisms designed to address grievances and provide remedies in labor cases. While nominal damages serve as a symbolic acknowledgment of a legal wrong, financial assistance aims to offer practical support to affected workers.

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Alburo Law
December 08, 2024

The law and jurisprudence, on the other hand, allow the award of nominal damages in favor of an employee in a case where a valid cause for dismissal exists but the employer fails to observe due process in dismissing the employee. Financial assistance is granted as a measure of equity or social justice, and is in the nature or takes the place of severance compensation. (Libcap Marketing Corp. V. Lanny Jean B. Baquial, G.R. No. 192011, June 30, 2014)

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