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.] [Blacks Law 8th]