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.

serious

unauthorized

minor

professional

public

authorized

private

furnished

perform

interest

purpose

commonly

Answer 1

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 _ 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 _ serious __ 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(n) _ professional __ crime.