US EditionSC: Advance payment of OFWs’ SSS contributions unconstitutional
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SC: Advance payment of OFWs’ SSS contributions unconstitutional
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional the requirement for land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to pay their Social Security System (SSS) contributions in advance before they can get their overseas employment certificate (OEC). In a 39-page decision on G.R. No. 248680, the Supreme Court en banc ruled that Rule 14, Section 7(iii)
SC: Stop advance SSS payments for land-based OFWs leaving country
MANILA, Philippines – Except for a provision that requires advanced payment of Social Security System (SSS) contributions for land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) leaving the country, the Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of Republic Act No. 11199 or the Social Security Act of 2018 and its implementing rules and regulations (IRR). The 40-page ruling of the Court en banc authored by Associate Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh said…
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