course of employment

course of employment definition - legal

n

  1. The activities engaged in, the circumstances that exist, and the events that occur that are normally part of an employeeÂ’s job, especially those directly related to the work that the employee was hired to do.
  2. The time that the employee takes to complete his or her assigned tasks.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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