Jaywalking Worker Gets Benefits for Injuries From Being Struck by Car While on Break

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits to a worker struck by a car as she was jaywalking across a street to get food on her break. Case: Giant Eagle Inc. v. Baker,  No. 1684 C.D. 2024, 07/15/2026, published. Facts: Tierra Baker worked for Giant Eagle Inc. as a pharmacy tech at a store in Pittsburgh’s Greenfield neighborhood. On Aug. 30, 2021, Baker punched out and left her workplace to get food at a restaurant along Murray Avenue during one of her mandatory 15-minute breaks. She was struck by a vehicle while trying to cross Murray Avenue directly in f...