70 Steed
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It's in the labor code, looking up on my phone it appears to be 2802.
I just think most shops that get a tool truck dont have many minimum in wage jobs. Think of your oil change place (jiffy lube, oil changers) those places supply tools because they don't meet the wage requirement.
I looked up Labor Code 2802. Here's what it says:
"2802. (a) An employer shall indemnify his or her employee for all
necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the employee in direct
consequence of the discharge of his or her duties, or of his or her
obedience to the directions of the employer, even though unlawful,
unless the employee, at the time of obeying the directions, believed
them to be unlawful.
(b) All awards made by a court or by the Division of Labor
Standards Enforcement for reimbursement of necessary expenditures
under this section shall carry interest at the same rate as judgments
in civil actions. Interest shall accrue from the date on which the
employee incurred the necessary expenditure or loss.
(c) For purposes of this section, the term "necessary expenditures
or losses" shall include all reasonable costs, including, but not
limited to, attorney's fees incurred by the employee enforcing the
rights granted by this section."
I don't see anything that refers to a mechanic, tools or 2x the minimum wage. All I can say is I know Mac Tools Distributors all across the USA and some Snap-on and Matco and all mechanics are required to provide their own tools and many don't earn twice the minimum wage.
The only exception is the quick oil change places where the shop provides the basic filter wrenches, etc.