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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 collected data ...

A slate of one-star reviews, some from people who admitted they had never even dined at the restaurant, said it all: Customers were not pleased about the service charge. Some seemed viscerally angry ...

(NEXSTAR) – As restaurants feel pressure to add surcharges to diners’ tabs to make ends meet, you may see a few unfamiliar fees on your next bill. It might be labeled a “living wage fee,” which helps ...

Years after they were introduced as a way to keep employees paid and the lights on in the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic, service charges remain as divisive as ever.

Many small businesses introduced automatic service charges during the pandemic. Nearly five years later, some say they’re still necessary. Not so fast, say many restaurant owners. They’re making a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. To the editor: Chef and restaurant owner Geoff Davis argues that front-of-house workers, referring mostly to ...

A Florida restaurant has elicited criticism after announcing its new service charge policy that would affect customers coming to dine with them but wouldn't be beneficial to their employees. Photos of ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A Florida lawmaker’s proposal to crack down on automatic gratuity and service charges at restaurants is now part of a bill going through the State House. HB 535 passed its first ...

“In Miami, we’ve seen a growing circumstance where all the restaurants are automatically including a 20% gratuity… or service charge or service fee or tip, not just on regular sit down meals, but on ...

"We agree that the Broadmoor's service charge is not a tip," stated Judge Terry Fox, in her written opinion for the court. "Foremost, the service charge does not fit within the ordinary meaning of tip ...