Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The last-minute law, said co-author Sen. Bill Dodd, will ensure "restaurant customers are not shocked when they get their checks." ...

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 ...

California lawmakers have given restaurants a last-minute exemption from a statewide law that takes effect July 1 and bans hidden or “junk” fees on goods and services, including hotel rooms, car ...

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Jennifer Silva, 30, had worked in the service industry since 2015. All kinds of restaurants: mom-and-pop, corporate and everything in between. And she was done. Competition with her teammates and ...

You’ve almost certainly encountered a service fee tacked to the bottom of your restaurant bill lately. But chances are you still have a lot of lingering questions: Where’s the money going? Why don’t ...