Legal Opinion
Winans v. W.A.S., Inc.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 1, 1988No. 19970-6-IPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWinsor, J.
W.A.S., Inc., d/b/a Henry's Off Broadway (Henry's), appeals from a judgment in which the court found that Henry's compensation method for its automobile parking valets violated the Fair Labor Standards Act. Henry's also appeals the award of attorneys' fees and costs. Winans and five other valets (hereafter valets) cross-appeal the denial of liquidated damages.
Henry's employed a number of valets in its restaurant business. Its employment contract with the valets included an agreement that designated all tips collected by valets as the property of Henry's. Henry's paid the valets an hourly wage…
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