Examine the following situations to determine whether the injury was within the "course of employment." Explain the answer.

1. An employee is killed while crossing a public street immediately in front of her office. She is on her way home when hit by the car of another employee on the way to work.
2. The street in front of the company building is over fifty feet wide and is heavily traveled. An employee, walking to a restaurant during a lunch break, is hit by a car on this street. Another route to the restaurant is available through the rear of the company building. If the employee had used this other route, the trip would have taken an extra twelve minutes.
3. An employee is injured in a public parking lot 800 feet from his place of work. The company parking lot has spaces for only 200 of its 500 employees. The public parking lot is the closest alternative parking lot available.
4. During the work day, the employee is given an old company computer and allowed to take it home on company time. While putting the computer in her car in the company parking lot, she drops the computer and injures her foot.
5. An employee is a company salesperson who travels extensively throughout the city. At 6:00 p.m., the employee makes the last call and is on the way home. The employee is killed in an automobile collision one mile from home.

Jurisdiction is United States

Class is Civil Injuries