Question

select the correct answer.
while melissa was working at the factory, a heavy machine fell on her and broke her legs. her doctors say that she needs three months of complete bed rest to recover. which benefit can melissa claim from the state?
a. better working conditions
b. more employment benefits
c. higher wages
d. unemployment insurance
e. a job promotion

Explanation:

Melissa got injured at work and needs bed rest. Unemployment insurance (or workers' compensation - related benefits) is for situations where an employee is unable to work due to work - related injury. Option A is about improving work conditions, not a benefit she can claim now. Option B is about more employment benefits in general, not specific to her injury - related inability to work. Option C is about higher wages, which is not related to her current situation. Option E is a job promotion, which has nothing to do with her injury and need for rest. So the correct benefit she can claim is unemployment insurance (or related work - injury benefits, and among the options, D is the relevant one).

Answer:

D. unemployment insurance