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Restaurants are now twice as likely to charge a ‘service fee’ – but where does the money go?

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – Does your restaurant receipt ...
New York Post

Beware of phony restaurant service fees — staff and patrons could be getting screwed: whistleblower

Who do restaurant fees really service? A former staff member at Automat, a recently shuttered restaurant in California, is warning consumers that paying mandated add-ons — which eateries often claim ...
Eater

Does California’s New ‘Junk Fee’ Law Ban Restaurant Service Fees?

Update: October 18, 2023, 5:08 p.m. Following the publication of this piece the California Attorney General’s office provided to Eater SF with a clearer picture of how service fees may be impacted by ...
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: Readers still aren’t buying Jon & Vinny’s ‘service fee’ explanation

To the editor: If I read your story right, the new language on customer bills at Jon & Vinny’s Italian restaurant in L.A. explaining the 18% service fee still may allow the money to be withheld from ...
Los Angeles Times

Jon & Vinny’s defense of 18% ‘service fee’ makes no sense to readers

In a week where the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, ruled that wedding website designers can turn away same-sex couples and scuttled the Biden administration’s ...
KXAN

Restaurants are now twice as likely to charge a ‘service fee’ – but where does the money go?

(NEXSTAR) – Does your restaurant receipt have a few more line items on it lately? Restaurants are increasingly adding service charges to bills, according to point-of-sale company Square. Square ...