term:

Scope Of Employment

scope of employment

:the range of conduct and activity within which an employee can reasonably be considered to be carrying out the business of his or her employer [workers' compensation for injuries arising out of the course and scope of employment] see also respondeat superior NOTE: The liability of an employer for an act committed by an employee depends on whether the act falls within the scope of employment.

Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.