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An employee, Diego Cruz, employed by Vega Textiles, files a wage claim for unpaid overtime with NLRC. After 22 days, the Secretary of Labor and Employment issues an order titled "Assumption of Jurisdiction over the Proceedings," directing Vega Textiles to appear before a DOLE hearing and suspending NLRC proceedings pending the DOLE action. The employer challenges, arguing NLRC has original and exclusive jurisdiction; Cruz defends the Secretary’s action as authorized to expedite enforcement of labor standards. (a)Identify the controlling doctrine governing whether the DOLE Secretary may assume jurisdiction and decide, on these facts, whether the DOLE Secretary validly assumed jurisdiction. (b)If the assumption is valid, explain the effect on the NLRC proceeding and the status of the relief sought; what remedies are available if a party believes the DOLE order was erroneous. (c)If the assumption is invalid, what remedies would be available to challenge the DOLE order and to proceed with the NLRC process?

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Remedies to challenge the DOLE order include filing a petition for certiorari to the Supreme Court; in the alternative, the employee may proceed with NLRC and later seek appellate relief from whatever decision NLRC renders. The Secretary may assume jurisdiction but only in cases involving striking workers; if valid, the DOLE action supersedes NLRC; remedy is to file a motion for reconsideration with DOLE and wait for its ruling. The controlling doctrine is that the DOLE Secretary may assume jurisdiction in aid of enforcement of labor standards when NLRC proceedings would unduly delay enforcement; such assumption is valid if properly shown; if valid, NLRC proceedings are suspended and the DOLE hearing proceeds; remedies to challenge the DOLE order include filing a petition for certiorari under Rule 65 to the Supreme Court; if the assumption is invalid, the proper course is to continue NLRC proceedings and seek relief from the DOLE order through certiorari. NLRC has original and exclusive jurisdiction over all labor disputes; the DOLE Secretary cannot assume jurisdiction; any DOLE order is null; remedy is to file a petition for mandamus or prohibition with the Court of Appeals to void the DOLE order and proceed with NLRC.

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