[Dangerous Convention] WebCo Held Its Annual Meeting in Las Vegas

question 76

Multiple Choice

[Dangerous Convention] WebCo held its annual meeting in Las Vegas for all its sales employees nationwide. The night before the convention, Eugene went to his office in New York because he left his laptop that contained his presentation materials for the convention at work. While grabbing something off the floor, he hit his head on the desk, fell, and slipped a disc in his back, which later required surgery. At the convention, Doria, the VP of Sales, tripped over a microphone cord on the way to give a speech and broke her hip. Later that evening, Bryson, a sales associate, slipped in the shower in his hotel room and broke his arm. All three employees file workers' compensation claims.
-Is Eugene likely entitled to receive workers' compensation for his back injury?

• A) Yes, because all employees are entitled to workers' compensation for all injuries.
• B) Yes, because under the premises rule, Eugene was on company property at the time of the injury.
• C) No, because under the premises rule, Eugene is not entitled to workers' compensation
• D) No, because Eugene was not on the job when the injury occurred.
• E) No, because Eugene was at fault for forgetting his laptop at work.

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