different-department rule. A doctrine holding that people who work for the same employer are not fellow servants if they do not do the same work or do not work in the same department. • This rule, which creates an exception to the fellow-servant doctrine, has been rejected by many jurisdictions. See FELLOW-SERVANT DOCTRINE E; fellow […]
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fellow-servant rule. A common-law doctrine holding that an employer is not liable for an employee’s injuries caused by a negligent coworker. • This doctrine has generally been abrogated by workers’-compensation statutes. In some jurisdictions, employees were considered fellow servants when they were working with one aim or result in view. In others, the relation of
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A coworker having the same employer; esp., an employee who is so closely related to another employee’s work that there is a special risk of harm if either one is negligent. See FELLOW-SERVANT RULE; DIFFERENT-DEPARTMENT RULE E.
fellow servant. A coworker having the same employer; esp., an employee who is so closely related to another employee’s work that there is a special risk of harm if either one is negligent. See FELLOW-SERVANT RULE; DIFFERENT-DEPARTMENT RULE E. superior fellow servant. A worker that has the power of control or direction over a coworker.