In addition, generally an employee is not in the course and
scope of employment while driving to and from work.
The court found that although the driver had occasionally been acting within
the scope of his employment while driving his personal vehicle at times in the past when he was traveling for a work - related event, this accident occurred after he had finished working and was returning home.
Not exact matches
117 Except with the consent
of the Board, no member
of the Board, nor its registrar, nor any
of its other officers, nor any
of its clerks or servants shall be required to give testimony in any civil proceeding or in any proceeding before the Board or in any proceeding before any other tribunal respecting information obtained in the discharge
of their duties or
while acting within the
scope of their
employment under this Act.
Trucking companies may try to fight liability under this theory by arguing that the wrongful act did not occur
while within the
scope of employment.
While driving in the course and
scope of his
employment in November 2012, the man got into an accident.
For instance, it does not matter who is to blame for an incident when it comes to a worker's rights; if that worker is injured
while in the
scope and course
of employment, the worker has certain rights that can not be barred by an employer.
Respondeat Superior: Under this theory, an employer may be liable to a victim in a negligence action when their employee commits a negligent act
while acting within the «course and
scope»
of their
employment.
Many state workers» comp programs do not provide coverage for injuries that occur
while an employee is not acting within the
scope of employment - such as playing football with friends on a day off.
While the FCRA does regulate
employment credit checks, the
scope of the law is broader than credit history information to include what is referred to as consumer report information.