Legal Opinion

Hayden-Tidd v. Cliff House & Motels, Inc.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided September 11, 2012PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, C.J.

[¶ 1] This appeal involves the interpretation of Maine’s minimum wage laws. We *927must determine whether a resort violated the requirement to pay its employees the minimum wage when it paid its wait staff a portion of the standard “service charge” that it added to its banquet customers’ bills and treated that portion as a “tip” that satisfied the minimum wage law by qualifying the resort for a tip credit. See 26 M.R.S. § 664(2) (2010).1

[¶ 2] Specifically, Allison Hayden-Tidd appeals from the Superior Court’s (York County, Brodrick, J.) entry of summary judgment in favor of The Cliff House &…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. In Re Wage Payment LitigationSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  2. Liberty Insurance Underwriters, Inc. v. Estate of FaulknerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
  3. MacImage of Maine, LLC v. Androscoggin CountySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
  4. CACH, LLC v. KulasSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2011
  5. Burke v. Port Resort Realty Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. D.S. v. Spurwink Services, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2013
  2. Karen Callaghan v. City of South PortlandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2013
  3. Karen Callaghan v. City of South PortlandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2013

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