An employee is seriously injured due to his own serious and willful misconduct. The compensation is reduced by 50% unless which conditions apply?

• A. minor
• B. The injury produces PD of 70% or over
• C. death
• D. either b or c

Answer: (D)

When an employee’s own serious and willful misconduct leads to an injury, the usual rule is a 50% reduction in compensation. But there are explicit exceptions to this penalty. The 50% cut does not apply if the injury results in death or if the permanent disability is 70% or more. These outcomes indicate such severe consequences that the penalty is not imposed. So the conditions that exempt the reduction are death and permanent disability of 70% or greater. The option that reflects either of those scenarios is the correct one, while a minor injury does not fit the exception.