Lab. Code, § 2858 · Article 3. Obligations of Employee

Lab. Code, § 2858

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

An employee is bound to exercise a reasonable degree of skill, unless his employer has notice, before employing him, of his want of skill.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&sectionNum=2858.
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