§ 840 Public Employee Liability Immunity

• •If a government worker causes a problem with public property while doing their job, they usually can't be sued for it.
• •This rule only applies if the worker was doing their job when the problem happened.
• •There are some exceptions where the worker might still be liable, but this law generally protects them.

A city worker forgets to put up a 'wet floor' sign after mopping a public building, and someone slips and gets hurt.

The worker might not be personally responsible for the injury because they were doing their job when it happened. The law protects them in this case.