dual persona doctrine

dual-persona doctrine (d[y]oo-[schwa]l p[schwa]r-soh-n[schwa]). The principle that makes an employer (who is normally shielded from tort liability by workers’-compensation laws) liable in tort to an employee if the liability stems from a second persona unrelated to the employer’s status as an employer. [Cases: Workers’ Compensation 2162.]

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