644, 434 S.E.2d 87 (1993) presented a similar situation to Jankowski. Therefore, the Court held that the accident was not compensable. Instead, Tate was injured in public parking lot. The Court of Appeals held that the injury did not occur in the course of Tate’s employment because the parking lot was not owned, maintained, or controlled by Food Max. However, no specific spots were reserved for employees. Employees of Food Max were told to leave spaces close to the store for customers. Upon backing out of the parking spot, Tate was injured when her car was hit by another vehicle.

After finishing her shift, Tate walked to her car, which was parked in spot near the street. The shopping center parking lot was used by both Food Max employees and customers. 395, 408 S.E.2d 456 (1991), Tate worked for a Food Max store which was located in a shopping center. The basis for injuries sustained in parking lots that are not owned, maintained, or controlled by the employer being held not compensable is the general rule that injuries sustained going to or coming from work are not compensable. Parking Lots Not Owned, Maintained, or Controlled Therefore, the tort claim was barred by the exclusive remedy provision. It did not matter that the parking lot was not adjacent to building where Longuepee working or that she was hit on a public street. Instead, the deciding factor was that Longuepee was heading directly from the employer owned parking lot to the building where she worked. The Court of Appeals held that the injury arose out of and in the course of Longuepee’s employment because the parking lot was owned by the employer. Georgia Tech filed a motion for summary judgment based on the exclusive remedy provision of the Georgia Workers’ Compensation Act. Longuepee was heading directly to the building where she worked after leaving a parking lot owned by Georgia Tech when she was injured. 884, 605 S.E.2d 455 (2004) attempted to bring a tort claim against her employer (Georgia Tech) after she was struck by a vehicle that was owned and operated by Georgia Tech while crossing a public street. The employee and her husband in Longuepee v. Therefore, the Court found that the employer (State of Georgia) owned, maintained, and controlled the parking lot. Essentially, the Court found that the injury was compensable because the employer and owner of the parking lot were both the State of Georgia.

Even though the Department of Human Resources and the Georgia Building Authority are separate entities, the Court found that Jankowski was on her employer’s premises when she was injured because the parking lot was the property of the State of Georgia. 441, 249 S.E.2d 124 (1978), the Court of Appeals liberally interpreted what constitutes the “employer’s premises.” Jankowski worked for the Georgia Department of Human Resources, and was injured when she fell in a parking lot operated by the Georgia Building Authority. Parking Lots Owned, Maintained, or Controlled On the other hand, an injury is not compensable if the parking lot is not owned, maintained, or controlled by the employer. If the parking lot is owned, maintained or controlled by the employer, the injury is generally compensable. The answer to the “parking lot” question turns on whether the injury occurs in a parking lot that is owned, maintained, or controlled by the employer. This article addresses the question of whether an injury is compensable when an employee is injured during ingress or egress from the parking lot by examining several different factual scenarios. However, it is also well established that an injury that occurs during a reasonable period of ingress or egress on the employer’s premises is compensable.Peoples v. The general rule is that an injury that occurs when an employee is traveling to or from work is not compensable because the injury does not arise out of or in the course of employment. Mayor & Aldermen of Savannah v. The general rule is that an injury that occurs when an employee is traveling to or from work is not compensable because the injury does not arise out

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