MLchartDataset catalogue

Frolic and detour

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002251

An employee's deviation from the scope of employment, relieving the employer of vicarious liability for the employee's actions. This occurs when an employee substantially departs from their assigned duties for personal reasons. The employer is generally not liable for damages caused during such a deviation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002251
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002251",
  "term": "Frolic and detour",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "An employee's deviation from the scope of employment, relieving the employer of vicarious liability for the employee's actions. This occurs when an employee substantially departs from their assigned duties for personal reasons. The employer is generally not liable for damages caused during such a deviation.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/frolic-and-detour/"
}

Record 2,161 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.