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Marsha Works for a Factory as an Assembler on an Assembly

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Marsha works for a factory as an assembler on an assembly line.She is an hourly worker and is not paid for lunch time.Everyone takes lunch at the same time,as the line shuts down from noon to 12:30 pm.One lunch period she slips on some spilled coffee in the company cafeteria and breaks her leg.Is she entitled to workers' compensation?


A) no, because she was "off the clock"
B) no, because eating is not a work-related function
C) yes, because it was a company cafeteria operating during normal business hours
D) yes, because she likely would not have been injured had she left the premises during lunch, so fairness requires that she be covered
E) yes, if the employer knew the coffee had been spilled and yet did nothing to remedy the situation; however, if the employer was not aware of the danger, the employer would not be required to pay Marsha workers' compensation benefits

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