Suckup’s employer asks him to pick up his dry cleaning on his lunch break. It’s not part of the job, but Suckup feels obligated to do so, and he does so often. If injured during the trip, Suckup

a. will be entitled to workers compensation benefits, since workers compensation statutes in all states provide that an employee’s reasonable belief that he is acting in the course and scope of employment is sufficient

b. may be entitled to workers compensation benefits, since the courts in at least one state have held that an employee’s reasonable belief that he is acting in the course and scope of employment is sufficient

c. will not be entitled to workers compensation benefits, since acts outside of an employee’s stated job description are per se outside the course and scope of employment

d. will be looking at a case of first impression, since no courts have addressed this type of situation

e. may be entitled to workers compensation benefits if the injury occurred due to an intervening criminal act