AN ACT TO AMEND COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR
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AN ACT TO AMEND COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR
Republic Act No. 1993
June 22, 1957
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Summary of Republic Act No. 1993Prescriptive Period for Causes of Action under the Eight-Hour Labor Law
- Amends Commonwealth Act No. 444, also known as the Eight-Hour Labor Law, by adding a new section (Section 7-A).
- Section 7-A: Any action to enforce any cause of action under the Eight-Hour Labor Law shall be commenced within three years after the cause of action accrued, otherwise, such action shall be forever barred. (Section 1)
- Actions already commenced before the effective date of this Act shall not be affected by the prescribed period. (Section 1)
- The Act took effect upon its approval on June 22, 1957. (Section 2)
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AN ACT TO AMEND COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR
Republic Act No. 1993
•June 22, 1957
REPUBLIC ACT No. 1993
AN ACT TO AMEND COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE EIGHT-HOUR LABOR LAW, BY PROVIDING A PRESCRIPTIVE PERIOD FOR CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING THEREUNDER.
Section 1. Commonwealth Act Numbered Four hundred and forty-four, otherwise known as the Eight Hour labor Law, is amended by inserting a new section under section seven of the said Act, which shall be known as section seven-A, to read as follows:
"Sec. 7-A. Any action to enforce any cause of action under this Act shall be commenced within three years after the cause of action accrued, otherwise such action shall be forever barred: Provided, however, That actions already commenced before the effective date of this Act shall not be affected by the period herein prescribed."
Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 22, 1957
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Statutes
Republic Acts
Republic Act No. 1993
Eight-Hour Labor Law
Commonwealth Act No. 444
Prescriptive Period
Causes of Action
Three Years
Statute of Limitations
Labor Law
Employment Law
REPUBLIC ACT No. 1993
AN ACT TO AMEND COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE EIGHT-HOUR LABOR LAW, BY PROVIDING A PRESCRIPTIVE PERIOD FOR CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING THEREUNDER.
Section 1. Commonwealth Act Numbered Four hundred and forty-four, otherwise known as the Eight Hour labor Law, is amended by inserting a new section under section seven of the said Act, which shall be known as section seven-A, to read as follows:
"Sec. 7-A. Any action to enforce any cause of action under this Act shall be commenced within three years after the cause of action accrued, otherwise such action shall be forever barred: Provided, however, That actions already commenced before the effective date of this Act shall not be affected by the period herein prescribed."
Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 22, 1957
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