Labor Code section 2856

An employee shall substantially comply with all the directions of his employer concerning the service on which he is engaged, except where such obedience is impossible or unlawful, or would impose new and unreasonable burdens upon the employee.

Source: Section 2856, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=2856. (updated Jan. 1, 1937; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/labor_code_section_2856

Original Source: Section 2856, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=2856. (last accessed May 12, 2025).