Under California law, a “gratuity” includes any tip, gratuity or money that is paid, given to or left for an employee by a patron of a business over and above the actual amount due the business for services rendered or for goods, food, drink, or articles sold or served to the patron. Tips and gratuities voluntarily given to employees by customers are the sole property of the employee to whom they were given.
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