Law Firm Employee's Fall in Parking Garage Wasn't Compensable

A Florida appellate court ruled that a worker's fall while walking from a public parking garage on her way to her office was not compensable. Case: Evans v. Holland & Knight, No. 1D15-4080, 06/24/2016, published. Facts: Deborah Evans worked in the Tampa office for Holland & Knight, a global law firm with more than 1,200 lawyers in 27 offices throughout the world.  She broke her right ankle while exiting a public parking garage on her way to work in February 2015. H&K did not require that its employees park in the garage, but it gave workers the option of receiving a mo...