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dual capacity doctrine

dual-capacity doctrine. 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 employer and employee stand in a secondary relationship that confers independent obligations on the employer. Cf. DUAL-PURPOSE DOCTRINE . [Cases: Workers’ Compensation 2162.]

dual capacity doctrine

glossary / DUAL-CAPACITY DOCTRINE, 双重身份理论

dual capacity doctrine 双重身份理论关于僱主侵权责任的一种理论。一般情况下，僱主以僱主身份给僱员造成的侵权损害可以通过劳工赔偿法〔workers’ compensation law〕的专门救济而得以避免责任；但如果僱主以僱主身份以外的另一种身份对僱员造成了损害，则不能免除僱主的责任。因该第二重身份又赋予他独立于僱主身份所承担的责任之外的另一责任。

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