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Cal. Labor Code § 2860 (2026)
Obligations of Employee
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Everything which an employee acquires by virtue of his employment, except the compensation which is due to him from his employer, belongs to the employer, whether acquired lawfully or unlawfully, or during or after the expiration of the term of his employment.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1952–2024 · leading case: Hollingsworth Solderless Terminal Co., a Corp. v. William Turley, an Individual & Hoffman Elec. Corp., a Corp., 622 F.2d 1324 (9th Cir. 1980).
Hollingsworth Solderless Terminal Co., a Corp. v. William Turley, an Individual & Hoffman Elec. Corp., a Corp., 622 F.2d 1324 (9th Cir. 1980). “The court in California Intelligence Bureau also referred to Cal.Labor Code § 2860 ( West 1971 ), which provides: Everything which an employee acquires by virtue of his employment, except the compensation which is due to him from his employer, belongs to the employer, whether…”
Tucker Ellis LLP v. Superior Court of City & Cnty. of S.F., 12 Cal. App. 5th 1233 (Cal. Ct. App. 2017). “According to Tucker Ellis, a finding that Nelson did not own the work product he created while employed by Tucker Ellis precludes any determination that the law firm owed him a duty of care.”
People v. Vallerga, 67 Cal. App. 3d 847 (Cal. Ct. App. 1977). “This statute is merely an expression of the familiar principle that forbids an agent or trustee to use the trust property or powers conferred on him for his own benefit.”
Aetna Bldg. Maint. Co. v. West, 246 P.2d 11 (Cal. 1952). “Aetna, on the other hand, argues that its customer lists, knowledge of the requirements of various customers, the use of certain procedures, material and equipment, and its cost records are trade secrets.”
Sarkes Tarzian, Inc. v. Audio Devices, Inc., 166 F. Supp. 250 (S.D. Cal. 1958). “California Labor Code, § 2860. 76 . See writer’s opinion in B.”
Hartley Pen Co. v. Lindy Pen Co., 16 F.R.D. 141 (S.D. Cal. 1954). “687 ; see: Cal. Labor Code, § 2860; Famous Players-Lasky Corp.”
United States v. Gamma Tech Indus., Inc., 265 F.3d 917 (9th Cir. 2001). “Cal. Lab.Code § 2860. The district court found that, because Stanley deprived Pac Ship of the kickback money which belonged to Pac Ship under California law, Pac Ship suffered a loss in the amount of the kickbacks.”
United States v. Karl E. Gaytan, 342 F.3d 1010 (9th Cir. 2003). “Cal. Labor Code § 2860 (emphasis added). Thus, under California law, the bribe money accepted by Gaytan properly belonged to the City of Colton.”
Barney v. Burrow, 558 F. Supp. 2d 1066 (E.D. Cal. 2008). “Smith Barney points to California Labor Code section 2860, which provides: “Everything which an employee acquires by virtue of his employment, except the compensation which is due to him from his employer, belongs to the employer, whether acquired lawfully or unlawfully, or…”
Gordon v. Schwartz, 305 P.2d 117 (Cal. Ct. App. 1956). “534 ] ; Lab. Code, § 2860; Rest., Agency, § 396(b); see eases collected in 165 A.”
Lugosi v. Universal Pictures, 603 P.2d 425 (Cal. 1979). “To resolve that conflict and ambiguities in the contract we should turn either to expert testimony concerning custom of the industry none was admitted here or to the law.”
Regents of the Univ. of California v. Aisen, 143 F. Supp. 3d 1055 (S.D. Cal. 2015). “Not only does Cal. Labor Code § 2860 make clear that the system belongs to UCSD, so too does the Federal Copyright Act, which provides: “in the case of a work made for hire, the employer .”
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