A Woman Wrenched Her Back Participating in a Limbo Contest

question 10

Multiple Choice

A woman wrenched her back participating in a limbo contest on the weekend. Feeling better, she went to work at her job as a secretary on Monday. Lifting a box of copier paper, she experienced severe back pain and needed immediate medical attention. She was off from work for two weeks due to the injury and filed a claim for workers' compensation. If her employer contested the claim, the most likely outcome of the case would be: ​

• A)denial of the claim because the injury did not occur in the course of employment ​
• B)denial of the claim because, under the usual exertion rule, the injury did not arise out of employment
• C)granting of benefits because, under the usual exertion rule, the injury arose out of employment
• D)granting of partial benefits due to the pre-existing injury

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