Apr 01 2010
Arizona Scope Of Employment
The Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One, just provided further clarification of when an employee is acting within the course and scope of his employment when the employee is on an out-of-town assignment.
In McCloud v. Kimbro, decided March 23, 2010, the court held that an “employee on out-of-town travel status is within the course and scope of his employment and subjects his employer to vicarious liability while traveling to and from a restaurant for a regular meal.” The court found this to be true even if the employee’s work shift already had ended before the employee went for the regular meal.
If you are injured by an out-of-town worker, you will want to know whether that worker was acting within the course and scope of his employment. If he was, his employer also will be liable for your injuries.
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