Text of the provision
Art. 290. Offenses. Offenses penalized under this Code and the rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto shall prescribe in three
(3) years. All unfair labor practice arising from Book V shall be filed with the appropriate agency within one
(1) year from accrual of such unfair labor practice; otherwise, they shall be forever barred.
Labor Code of the Philippines, Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended. Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this article means
Offenses penalized under this Code and its implementing rules prescribe in three (3) years. Unfair labor practice arising from Book V must be filed with the proper agency within one (1) year from when it accrued, or it is forever barred.
Questions about this provision
- Does the three-year deadline for labor offenses apply the same way to both the employer and the employee?
- Is there a deadline for DOLE to file a case over a labor law violation, or can it go after my business years later?
Related provisions
- Article 285 — Resignation By The Employee.
- Article 291 — Prescription Of Money Claims.
A note on article numbers. The articles of the Labor Code have been administratively renumbered, so the same provision is often cited under a different number. Supreme Court decisions write both, in the form “Article 297 [282]” — the new number first, the original in brackets. The text on this page is published under its original number, which is the numbering both source texts use. When citing, check which numbering your source follows.
Cases interpreting this article
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