Opinion No. (1979)

REQUESTED BY: William F. Abell, Department of Agriculture. What is the scope of Workmen's Compensation coverage in the area of marketing division employees on a trade mission or trip out of town (or out of the county)?

When an employee is traveling away from home, at the expense of his employer, he will generally be compensated for any injuries which occur because of activities within the scope of his employment. Whether specific activities are considered to be within the scope of employment or purely personal activities is determined by what a reasonably prudent person might comprehend as…