Although seeming to agree that gratuities are the “sole property” of tip-earning employees, five state Supreme Court justices didn’t appear ready Tuesday to give those workers a private right to sue their bosses in court.

“As a matter of public policy,” Justice Ming Chin asked Los Angeles attorney Dennis Moss, “don’t these matters belong with the labor commissioner? Do they really belong in court?”

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