{"data":{"id":"us-ca/lab-2865","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"LAB § 2865","heading":"","body":"An employee who is guilty of a culpable degree of negligence is liable to his employer for the damage thereby caused to the employer. The employer is liable to the employee if the service is not gratuitous, for the value of the services only as are properly rendered.","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":"4bb480805c3df808f0e4e0d52b86967e30b94b031a624401d351831b207e4710","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/lab-2864","next":"us-ca/lab-2866"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}