California employment law requires all employers in the state to pay employees back for any business expenses that the employee incurred. In addition to other, related expenses, this includes the costs associated with using the employee’s personal vehicle for work-related purposes. California Labor Code section 2802(a) LAB makes employers reimburse employees for all necessary expenses or losses incurred in: direct consequence of the discharge of the employee’s duties, or the employee’s obedience to the employer’s directions. The employee is entitled to reimbursement even if the employer’s orders were unlawful, unless the employee believed that they were unlawful while doing them. These reimbursements include the costs of using the employee’s personal vehicle for business purposes. These costs are not necessarily restricted to the cost of gasoline for the vehicle. They also include: vehicle depreciation from wear and tear, maintenance and repair costs, vehicle registration fees, and car insurance. Reimbursements required by California Labor Code 2802(a) LAB do not have to be paid separately from the employee’s wages or other compensation. However, there does have to be a means or method to apportion and to label this enhanced compensation as reimbursement.