An argument can be made that while employees are typically safe and secure within the confines of an office, one of the most dangerous times of any employee’s day occurs during his or her commute. An organization may not be responsible for what occurs while an employee is on a bus, riding in a subway car, or walking on the sidewalk while going to and from work, but it does raise the question: where does an organization’s duty of care start and end?
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