{"data":{"id":"us-ca/lab-2864","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"LAB § 2864","heading":"","body":"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.","path":["Labor Code - LAB","DIVISION 3. EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS [2700. - 3122.4.]","CHAPTER 2. Employer and Employee [2750. - 2930.]","ARTICLE 3. Obligations of Employee [2850. - 2866.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"565423996b0eedb9bdc2d21eb1b1814397a9dfc53308ce020972996640367b3c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/lab-2863","next":"us-ca/lab-2865"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}