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 ...

Coming this summer is a new state law that bans unadvertised service fees, surcharges and other additional costs that are added to the end of a bill for meals or delivery service. On July 1, Senate ...

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Those 3, 5 and 20% fees at the bottom of your menu could be here to stay. With little time to spare, a new law will allow restaurants and bars to continue charging service fees, healthcare costs and ...

The last-minute law, said co-author Sen. Bill Dodd, will ensure "restaurant customers are not shocked when they get their checks." (Silvia Razgova / For The Times) Those 3, 5 and 20% fees at the ...