California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 2800

Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.

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

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Cal. Lab. Code § 2800 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/lab/division-3-employment-relations/chapter-2-employer-and-employee/article-2-obligations-of-employer/section-2800

Other sections in Article 2 - Obligations of Employer

§ 2800§ 2800.1§ 2800.2§ 2800.3§ 2801§ 2802§ 2802.1§ 2802.2§ 2803§ 2803.4…§ 2807§ 2808§ 2808.1§ 2809§ 2810§ 2810.3§ 2810.4§ 2810.5§ 2810.7§ 2810.8

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