California · Labor Code

LAB §2865: An employee who is guilty of a culpable degree of negligence is liable to his employer for the damage thereby caused to the employer.

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

An employee who acts with culpable negligence is liable to their employer for resulting damage. An employer is liable to a non-gratuitous employee for the value of services properly rendered.

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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.

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