Joseph is instructed by Helen, his employer, to go to the local donut shop during his lunch break and purchase six-dozen donuts for the department's tea party. If Joseph has a traffic accident on the way to the donut shop, he is not entitled to workers' compensation.

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To recover for work-related injuries under workers' compensation, a worker must be injured on the job. Normally, a worker getting donuts on a lunch break (a non-worked-related activity) cannot recover for injuries. However, since Joseph left the work site on a special mission to get donuts at the specific request of his employer, he is eligible to recover if he is injured on the special trip.

Joseph Is Instructed by Helen, His Employer, to Go to the Local