An employee who is authorized expressly to employ a substitute is liable to the employee's principal only for want of ordinary care in the employee's selection. The substitute is directly responsible to the principal.
N.D. Cent. Code § 34-02-15
Substitute employee selected by employee - Liability and responsibility
Official source: North Dakota Legislative Branch. Reproduced from public-domain North Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.