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Wynn’s offers a range of additives to prevent and solve problems that affect the operation of the engine. As an alternative to mechanical repairs, many car problems can be resolved or prevented using chemical treatments that are affordable, efficient and easy-to-use. Shortly before the casino opened for business, on March 28, 2005, the Wynn issued a toke pooling and distribution policy setting forth the manner in which employee tokes, or tips, would be collected, calculated, and distributed. 1 Under the March 28 policy, all table game dealers' tokes were collected over a 24-hour period and counted by a. However, Wynn is cutting the dealers’ recent $2 pay raise by $1 to $8.25, a move that will trim their annual fixed pay by $2,000. Dealers were enthusiastic with the late night news, but said. The dealers in Wynn alleged violations of three statutes, NRS 608.160, 608.100, and 613.120. Nevada Revised Statutes 608.100 states: 1. It is unlawful for any employer to: (a) Pay a lower wage, salary or compensation to an employee than the amount agreed upon. The amount at stake is about $50 million, according to Wynn Resorts and Josh Buck, a lawyer representing the dealers. Wynn agreed to pay an additional $463 million to settle its battle with.

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The Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Wynn Resorts, Steve Wynn, decided to confiscate casino dealers tips and share them with pit supervisors in September 2006. Wynn contended that waiters/waitresses tip bus boys and dishwashers, and management deserved the same treatment. A trickle up situation that seems unfair and the dealers were furious enough to vote the Transport Workers Union to represent them. Foot dragging from both parties have stalled a union contract, while dealers are attempting to recover lost wages through Nevada's legal system. The case is ongoing and has a snowball's chance in hell to win, the house never loses as the dealers will get the shaft again. The United States Department Of Labor is the juristiction that favors Wynn dealers due to a precedent case. The Labor Department ruled that 'invalid tip pools' are a violation to workers. Currently a case is pending in federal courts involving the tip debacle with Wynn.
The feds and casino dealer tips were resolved in the 80's, and pit supervisors weren't recognized in the issue. Casino dealers in Nevada were paying practically nothing in taxes to the Internal Revenue Service from tips earned prior to 1981. The IRS cracked down on dealers in Nevada after monitoring tips received at Atlantic City casinos. An amnesty was offered, if full tip reporting compliance were fulfilled. Tips were pooled and taxes taken out of each paycheck. No more pocketing the cash after a shift and dodging the taxman with untraceable earnings. The dealers were punished then, but don't deserve the tacky treatment from Wynn now.
Wynn has a history of over-reaching when it comes to his casino properties. Kirk Kerkorian bought a majority of Wynn's Mirage Resorts shares in 2000 and fired Wynn on the spot in Las Vegas. Wynn received about $483 million and bought the Desert Inn for $270 million, where the Wynn and Encore stand today. Wynn swore that he will be the majority shareholder at Wynn Resorts and not allow a corporate raider to topple him again. Cutting down on labor costs, such as not offering health insurance to dealers working 32 hours a week is also profitable to him. The taking of middle class employees tips such as dealers, and redistributing them to others, is the United States government's job, not a capitalist gone wild.
Article published at http://www.examiner.com/x-18051-San...er~y2009m10d14-Las-Vegas-dealers-lose-at-Wynn
TheoHuxtable
The real question is, what machinations will Steve use to side step this latest ruling?
But assuming the Wynn does abide by the court ruling does this mean Wynn dealers tokes go up 40% and all their sups quit?
TheoHuxtable
Here's an article on review journal but I can't link to it just yet
http:// /business/casinos-gaming/9th-circuit-court-overturns-tip-pooling-policy-wynn-las-vegas
ThatDonGuy
Here is the printed decision
If I am reading this right, the problem is, tips given to dealers and food servers, who are 'regularly and customarily' tipped, must be shared with kitchen staff and floor supervisors, which are not (note that the decision also includes a case brought about by the Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association). The court previously ruled that this is allowed if management takes what is called a 'tip credit' - i.e. counts tips against the minimum wage. Apparently, Wynn (as well as the Oregon plaintiffs' employers) does not, and the ninth circuit decided 2-1 that, in this case, since the law doesn't mention cases where there is no tip credit, then tip pooling cannot be mandated. (The dissent claimed, 'Never mind that this is a case where there is no tip credit; we already ruled that tip pooling can be enforced as long as any of the employees are normally tipped. Reversing precedent like this is what en banc hearings are for.')
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The question is not 'tip pooling' or mandated tip pooling; the question is may an employer arbitrarily include in the 'pool' persons who are not normally in the class of employees getting tipped.
Its customary to have a barback share a bartender's tips at a very low rate. Bus boys might share a waitress tip at some rate.... but it is never customary to tip a Floor Person, Pit Boss or Box man. Yet Wynn wants to take the dealer's tips and include the box man since that will retain box men who otherwise might be losing income by being elevated to Box.
A box has a suit and a salary and Wynn wants to sweeten the box's salary with tips taken from the dealers.
Dual rates (Boxmen who rotate as dealers) are similarly included in tips that would not normally be theirs at all.
MrV

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Why haven't all the dealers unionized?
That would end this nonsense.
FleaStiff

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The Venetian is bugged, anyone using the word union on the premises other than during a wedding spends a night in the box, any one a trying to get a close view of the tip counting spends a night in the box, any man a loud talkin' spends the night in the box.
DRich

Why haven't all the dealers unionized?
That would end this nonsense.


The dealers at the Wynn probably average double the income of the typical Las Vegas dealer and my assumption is that they feel like if they rock the boat they might lose their job before the unionization happens.
Edit: I just read an article that implies that the Wynn dealers now do have union representation but that they did not at the time of the ruling.
Living longer does not always infer +EV
MrV

Edit: I just read an article that implies that the Wynn dealers now do have union representation but that they did not at the time of the ruling.

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I didn't know that.
So much for me making a seemingly groundless assumption.
'What, me worry?'
AcesAndEights

The Venetian is bugged, anyone using the word union on the premises other than during a wedding spends a night in the box, any one a trying to get a close view of the tip counting spends a night in the box, any man a loud talkin' spends the night in the box.


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