While in the course of employment with Marco,Inc. ,Payne was injured.Marco has complied with the state's mandatory workers' compensation statute.Marco's workers' compensation carrier has asserted the following defenses to Payne's claim for workers' compensation benefits: I.Marco was free from any wrongdoing.
II)Payne assumed the risk by disregarding Marco's safety procedures.
III)Payne's injury was intentionally self-inflicted.
Which defense(s)asserted by the workers' compensation carrier,if proven,will prevent Payne from recovering?

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Virtually all states regard intentionally self-inflicted injuries as outside workers' compensation.Therefore,if Marco's workers' compensation carrier can prove that Payne's injury was intentionally self-inflicted,then this defense will prevent Payne from recovering.

While in the Course of Employment with Marco,Inc