When a customer leaves tips in cash, employees can receive them immediately. When the tip was made with a credit card payment or debit card payment, the employee is entitled to the full amount of the tip on the next regular payday. If the credit card company imposes any credit card processing fees, the employer is not allowed to deduct those from the employee’s tip. The employer also has a legal responsibility to keep records of any of these tips and make the records available to the California Labor Commissioner’s Office.