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The Las Vegas Hilton did not mandate that petitioner be
tipped a specified percentage but left the matter to each guest’s
discretion. Guests who paid by credit card would almost
invariably add gratuity to the check rather than tip in cash.
The relatively few guests who paid in cash would also tip in
cash.
Petitioner almost always received a tip, except from those
guests who were not familiar with the custom of tipping.
Hospitality Function
When engaged in the hospitality function, petitioner would
be responsible for serving breakfast parties or brunches to
organized groups of people. In contrast to the room service
function, the Las Vegas Hilton would include a gratuity on the
check for the hospitality function.3
When engaged in the hospitality function, petitioner’s work
day might extend into the early afternoon.
“Tip-Outs”
Petitioner did not pool or share his tips with other Las
Vegas Hilton employees. However, he did pay his bussers,
consistent with local custom, a flat amount of $4 for each day
that he worked.
3 The record does not reveal the percentage tip rate used
by the Las Vegas Hilton for the hospitality function.
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