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Compensable Illness with SSS for Local Employment

The Labor Code defines sickness as “any illness definitely accepted as an occupational disease listed by the Commission, or any illness caused by employment subject to proof that the risk of contracting the same is increased by working conditions.” [Title II, ch. 1, att. 173(1), cited in the case of Social Security System vs. Simacas, G.R. No. 217866, June 20, 2022] To be compensable, the Implementing Rules of Presidential Decree No. 626 states that the sickness and the resulting death [...]

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