A wage underpayment is any shortfall between what the law or contract requires and what was actually paid. Here is how to compute the shortfall, which forum to use depending on your employment status, and what you can recover on top of the unpaid amount.
The old rule capping an illegally dismissed OFW back pay at three months per year was struck down twice by the Supreme Court. Here is the current law, how to compute the full unexpired-portion award, and how to claim it.
Direct answer Most ordinary labor money claims must be filed within three years from accrual, but not every employment case uses that deadline. Article 306 of the Labor Code (formerly Article 291) covers money claims arising from employer-employee relations. An illegal-dismissal action generally has a four-year period, while an unfair labor practice complaint has a…