Labor/Employment
Mar. 8, 2006
Employee's Personal Pursuits Took Employer Off the Hook
Focus Column - By Richard S. Rosenberg and John J. Manier - Under the common-law doctrine of respondeat superior, employers are vicariously liable for torts committed by their employees within the scope of employment. Perez v. Van Groningen & Sons Inc., 41 Cal.3d 962 (1986). A complex array of rules and exceptions determines whether respondeat superior applies to an employee's torts committed while traveling for business reasons.
By Richard S. Rosenberg and John J. Manier
Under the common-law doctrine of respondeat superior, employers are vicariously liable for torts committed by their employees within the scope of employment. Perez v. Van Groningen & Sons Inc., 41 Cal.3d 962 (1986). A complex array of rules and exceptions determines whether respondea...
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