An employer is responsible for only those torts committed by an employee that take place while the employee is doing what he was employed to do.

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This is known as the doctrine of respondeat superior and it limits an employer's liability to the scope of the employee's job duties. If an employee commits a tort outside of their job duties, the employer may not be held responsible.

An Employer Is Responsible for Only Those Torts Committed by an Employee