9.08. Any gratuity paid directly or indirectly by a patron to an employee belongs to him of right and does not form part of the wages that are otherwise due to him. Any gratuity collected by the employer must be remitted to the employee. The word “gratuity” includes the service charge added to the patron’s bill.
O.C. 88-82, s. 9; O.C. 1309-89, s. 2; O.C. 1387-99, ss. 5 and 8.