“If an employee/a representative combines the employee/representative’s personal business with the employer’s business, then the employee/representative’s conduct is within the scope of employment/authorization unless the employee/representative substantially deviates from the employer’s business. Deviations that do not amount to abandoning the employer’s business, such as incidental personal acts, minor delays, or deviations from the most direct route, are reasonably expected and within the scope of employment. [Acts that are necessary for an employee/a representative’s comfort, health, and convenience while at work are within the scope of employment.]”
[CACI Jury Instructions [citations omitted]]
