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 ...

These days, restaurant bills are more confusing than ever. Even as an employment attorney in the hospitality industry, I often find myself scratching my head at the various additional service charges, ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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