Law, Business, and Society 9th Edition by Tony McAdams

Exercise 15

Lang, a white male working in a factory, called a black coworker such names as "watermelon" and "buckwheat." The coworker told Lang to stop. Lang continued the racist name-calling and his coworker then called Lang a "cracker" and a "honkey." Later, while Lang was talking with his supervisor, the coworker twice struck Lang, who then filed a workers' compensation claim.
a. Is Lang entitled to workers' compensation
b. What is the key issue Explain. See Redman Industries v. Lang, 326 Or. 32 (Or. S.Ct. 1997).