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Labor Code § 2864

ARTICLE 3. Obligations of Employee

Current as of September 28, 2026Lab. Code, § 2864Official source ↗

Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.

An employee who is expressly authorized to employ a substitute is liable to his principal only for want of ordinary care in his selection. The substitute is directly responsible to the principal.