Employee Pro Hac Vice Law and Legal Definition
p>The term ‘employee pro hac vice’ is used to refer to an employee who is temporarily lent to another employer. ‘Pro hac vice’ is a Latin term meaning ‘for this one particular occasion.’ A pro hac vice employee is an employee whose services are lent for a temporary purpose/period with the employee’s consent.
The borrowing employer temporarily assumes control over the borrowed employee. Pursuant to the doctrine of respondeat superior, the borrowing employer is vicariously liable for the acts of the employee pro hac vice. However, the borrowing employer may assert immunity using the options under the workers' compensation laws. An employee pro hac vice is also referred to as borrowed employee, borrowed servant, loaned employee, loaned servant, and special employee
