Labor Code section 2864

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.

Source: Section 2864, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=2864. (updated Jan. 1, 1937; accessed Dec. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/labor_code_section_2864

Original Source: Section 2864, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=2864. (last accessed May 12, 2025).