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High court says club workers can’t stop management from getting tokes

Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000 | 9:51 a.m.

The court ruled Wednesday in a case involving 16 employees at the Reno Hilton who complained that managers unfairly took part of the tip money received from banquet and catered events.

The Hilton workers argued that's a violation of a longtime understanding between tip workers and management that the food servers and bartenders who provide the service split the tips in equal portions.

Hilton officials argued they have the power and the right to change that deal and include managers at those events in the split.

"We conclude that the Hilton could unilaterally change the agreements," the Supreme Court opinion says. "The Hilton's employee handbook does not contain any provision indicating that gratuities would be divided evenly between food servers and bartenders."

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