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DIVISION 3. EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS 2700-3100›CHAPTER 2. Employer and Employee 2750-2930›ARTICLE 3. Obligations of Employee 2850-2866

§ 2864

California Labor Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

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.

(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)

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