Legal Opinion
Jameson v. Five Feet Restaurant, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 14, 2003No. G029530PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FYBEL, J.
Five Feet Restaurant, Inc., appeals from (1) the judgment after a jury trial awarding former employee and server Karla Jameson the sum of $1,075 for Five Feet’s violation of Labor Code section 351; and (2) the permanent injunction issued by the trial court requiring Five Feet to comply with Labor Code section 351.
Labor Code Section 351 prohibits an “employer” or “agent” from collecting, taking or receiving any gratuity given to an employee by a patron. (All further California statutory references are to the Labor Code.) By special verdict, the jury found Five Feet maintained a…
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