How you can use AI as a labor lawyer in the PH

AI legal research tools like Anycase are making it easier for lawyers to move faster, work smarter, and stay compliant with labor regulations.

Here are some prompts you can explore within our app:

1. Answer all your labor-related questions, with legal basis cited 

AI legal research tools like Anycase help you get to the root of your question. Instantly get consolidated, citation-backed insights on labor law issues like overtime pay, salary cuts, and wage rates—from the Labor Code, DOLE issuances, and Supreme Court rulings all in one place.

Prompts and queries to explore:

• Are managers entitled to overtime pay?

• What’s the difference between redundancy and retrenchment?

• Can an employer reduce salaries due to business losses?

• Is night shift differential mandatory for all employees?

• How much is the minimum wage in Metro Manila right now?

2. Find legal precedents for your case

Finding cases “on all fours” used to mean combing through eLibraries, scanning PDFs, and hoping you remembered the right keywords. Now, just describe your fact pattern and let the AI surface Supreme Court decisions with similar circumstances, summarized and cited for you. It’s a faster way to build arguments, prep for arbitration, and make sure your case is backed by solid precedent.

Prompts and queries to explore:

• Given these facts: [insert summary], identify relevant labor laws and Supreme Court cases that support a claim for constructive dismissal.

• Based on these facts: [insert summary], which Supreme Court rulings are most relevant? Summarize in a table.

• Given an employee with 10 years of service who was illegally dismissed, calculate separation pay and backwages, citing applicable laws and cases.

• Do employees dismissed for just cause still receive separation pay?

• Give examples of cases where the Supreme Court discussed burden of proof in termination cases.

3. Evaluate the legal strength and validity of your argument

AI checks your legal opinions and arguments against current DOLE issuances and Supreme Court rulings, so your advice is accurate and up to date. It also flags newer regulations you need to consider before giving guidance.

Prompts and queries to explore:

• Check if my computation of separation pay in [section/provision] aligns with the Labor Code and recent Supreme Court rulings.

• Evaluate the legal basis of [summary] in my argument on illegal dismissal. Are there any recent cases that support or contradict it?

• Compare standards for constructive dismissal in [scenario] with those established in current jurisprudence.

• Summarize the rights of contractor’s employees under DOLE D.O. No. 174-17 and how this applies to [clause/section].

• Assess the legal soundness of my claim for separation pay based on the facts provided.

4. Answer procedural questions 

Easily review timelines, remedies, and due process steps for all things labor law. AI legal research tools like Anycase.ai break down NLRC procedures into digestible, actionable guidance, complete with citations.

Prompts and queries to explore:

• Compare the due process requirements for termination based on just cause versus authorized cause under Philippine labor law. Make a table

• List the available remedies for employees subjected to unfair labor practices, with a brief description and legal basis for each remedy.

• How many days does a party have to appeal a Labor Arbiter’s decision to the NLRC?

• What’s the prescriptive period for money claims under the Labor Code?

• Is the decision of the Secretary of Labor on a Med-Arbiter’s appeal final and inappealable?

5. Assist in drafting and reviewing position papers and replies 

It doesn’t replace your legal review; it just speeds up the tedious checks so you can focus on refining the strategy. Use Anycase.ai to review provisions, verify citations, and instantly rewrite sections to align better with legal language.

Prompts and queries to explore:

• Review this draft position paper for compliance with NLRC Rules and identify any missing required elements or procedural defects.

• Analyze the arguments in this reply [reply]. Create a table and summarize which claims are supported by evidence, which are not, and which require further substantiation.
  
  

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