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

question 7

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 Doria likely entitled to receive workers' compensation for her injury?

• A) No, because upper level executives are prohibited from receiving workers' compensation.
• B) No, because under the premises rule, Doria is not entitled to workers' compensation.
• C) No, because the injury occurred on a business trip.
• D) Yes, because, even though the injury occurred while Doria was performing her job, she was negligent in not noticing the cord.
• E) Yes, because Doria was performing her job at the time of the injury.

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