Question

In determining whether a particular act occurred within the scope of employment, courts will evaluate whether the employee’s act was ___ by the employer; the time, place, and ___ of the act; whether the act was one ___ performed by the employees on behalf of their employers; the extent to which the employer’s ___ was advanced by the act; the extent to which the ___ interests of the employee were involved; whether the employer ___ the means by which an injury was inflicted; whether the employer had reason to know that the employee would ___ the act in question, and whether the employee had done it before; and whether the act involved the commission of a(n) ___ crime.
Fill in the blanks with words that would best complete the passage.

Answer 1

Answer: Authorized; Purpose; Commonly; Interest; Private; Furnished; Perform; Serious.

In determining whether a particular act occurred within the scope of employment, courts will evaluate whether the employee’s act was __authorized_ by the employer; the time, place, and _purpose__ of the act; whether the act was one _commomly__ performed by the employees on behalf of their employers; the extent to which the employer’s __interest_ was advanced by the act; the extent to which the __private_ interests of the employee were involved; whether the employer _furnished__ the means by which an injury was inflicted; whether the employer had reason to know that the employee would _perform__ the act in question, and whether the employee had done it before; and whether the act involved the commission of a __serious_ crime.

Explanation: The question describes the processes that are undergone in the investigation of work place accidents as enshrined in the scope of employment act.

It basically takes into account who is to be held liable for accidents caused during work — the employer or the employee, whether such jobs was done by the employee leading to the accident was well within or outside of the scope of employment etc.

The legal scope of employment is defined simply as the range of activities and actions in which an individual as an employee of an organization or institution is expected to perform as part of his/her job.

Answer 2

Answer:Authorized, purpose, commonly, interest, private, furnished, perform, serious.

Explanation:

determining whether a particular act occurred within the scope of employment, courts will evaluate whether the employee’s act was authorized by the employer; the time, place, and purpose of the act; whether the act was one commonly performed by the employees on behalf of their employers; the extent to which the employer’s interest was advanced by the act; the extent to which the private interests of the employee were involved; whether the employer furnished the means by which an injury was inflicted; whether the employer had reason to know that the employee would perform the act in question, and whether the employee had done it before; and whether the act involved the commission of a serious crime.