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Don is a local handyman and works for people in his neighborhood, doing odd jobs like cleaning up yards, trimming trees, mowing lawns, and other jobs for which he receives an hourly wage of $8 per hour.He has no set hours or clients and roams through the neighborhood, seeking out anyone who needs work.One day, while working at Esther's house, he falls and is injured.He wants to file a workers' com- pensation claim and also allege that because Esther has not obtained workers' compensation coverage, she is in violation of state law.What is the most likely result in this case?


A) Don will win his case and will receive benefits under the workers' compensation system.
B) Don will lose his case because he is classified as "casual employee" and is not under the jurisdiction of the workers' compensation system.
C) Don will win his case because Esther should have obtained workers' compensation coverage before hiring him.
D) Don will lose his case because he has not been deducting Social Security payments from his hourly rate.

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