4096 REVIEW DENIED Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, an employer is not vicariously liable for the negligence of an employee who has not yet begun work but who is entering the employee parking lot (i.e., the "premises line" exception to the "going and coming rule" as recognized by the workers' compensation law, does not apply in tort lawsuits).CitationHARTLINE v KAISER (Employee Parking Lot) 132 CA4 458 [See: City of SD v WCAB 89 CA4 1385, T/AT 7/01; Sunderland v Lockheed 130 CA4 1, T/AT 7/05; Hinman v Westinghouse 2 C3 956]
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