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Some states use a test broader than the "close connection test" called the "frolic and detour" test. This asks if the employee was embarking on a frolic and not merely a detour from their job related activities. See law.cornell.edu/wex/frolic_and_detour citing O'Connor v. McDonald's Restaurants (Cal. App. 1990) law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/3d/220/25.html
– ohwilleke
Commented Jun 13 at 21:13
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OTOH, in practice, the company may prefer to pay up from their business insurance rather than risk long and expensive litigation over liability. But a lot will depend on circumstances. (The victim may also prefer to sue a rich company with liability rather than an individual who may have just been fired for gross negligence.)
– Stuart F
Commented Jun 14 at 9:26
Accepting this answer, since it's both good and the only one about the US, as was specified in the OP lol
– Eugene
Commented Jun 14 at 16:31
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Re: "nobody told or expected you to drive (and indeed they'd probably prefer you weren't driving during meetings)": True, but if the accident was caused by driving during a meeting, then it was also caused by taking a meeting while driving. Judging from the OP, the company did expect the employee to take the meeting, despite knowing that the employee was driving.
– ruakh
Commented Jun 14 at 19:46

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