Alexander Hamilton Hotel Corp. v. Board of Review of New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Commission

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Heher, J.

The essential question for decision is whether, in the fixation of unemployment compensation benefits under R. S. 1937, 43:21-1, et seq., “tips” given directly to the employee by the employer’s patrons are to be considered as a component part of the employee’s “wages,” where the wages to be paid by the employer are established with reference to the quantum, of the “tips” normally received in such employment.

The employer here is the operator of the Alexander Hamilton Hotel in the City of Paterson. On March 7th, 1939, it hired the defendant…