According to the text, can an employer be held liable for negligence when an intoxicated employee causes an automobile accident after drinking alcohol at a company function? (See the Lev v. Beverly Enterprises-Massachusetts, Inc, case.)
a. Yes, an employer can be liable to the plaintiff injured in the accident, based upon the principle of vicarious liability.
b. Yes, an employer can be liable to the plaintiff injured in the accident, under an aided-in-the agency theory.
c. Yes, the employer can not be liable to the plaintiff injured in the accident, based upon violations of its own alcohol-abuse policy.
d. No, the employer is never liable to the plaintiff injured in the accident.
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