Chavez v.

NLRC
448 SCRA 478

Facts

 Petitioner Pedro Chavez was hired as truck driver of Private Respondent Supreme Packaging, Inc.
 Chavez requested to avail himself of the benefits that a regular employees were receiving but his request was denied
 Chavez filed before NLRC a complaint for regularization. Later on he was dismissed by SPI
 He later on filed an amended complaint for illegal dismissal

Issue
1. W/N there existed an employer-employee relationship between SPI and Chavez?
2. W/N Chavez is an independent contractor?
Held
1. Yes, there existed an employer-employee relationship between SPI and Chavez
 Applying four-fold test, all elements are present