Labor Code section 2800

An employer shall in all cases indemnify his employee for losses caused by the employer’s want of ordinary care.

Source: Section 2800, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=2800. (updated Jan. 1, 1937; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Last Updated

Jan. 1, 1937

§ 2800’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/labor_code_section_2800

Original Source: Section 2800, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=2800. (last accessed May 12, 2025).