An employee shall substantially comply with all the directions of his employer concerning the service on which he is engaged, except where such obedience is impossible or unlawful, or would impose new and unreasonable burdens upon the employee.
Cal. Lab. Code § 2856
Obligations of Employee
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case 19 Cal. 4th 66 - Green v. Ralee Engineering Co. (1998)
Most recently applied in 641 F. Supp. 2d 906 - Ante v. OFFICE DEPOT BUSINESS SERVICES (June 2009)
Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.