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Reversing course, the author of a bill to ban junk fees has proposed emergency legislation to carve out an exemption for restaurants.
Lawmakers want to crack down on “junk fees,” but restaurants are trying to stay out of the fight. ... the industry was exempt from a broad anti-junk-fee law that went into effect on July 1.
Service charges and junk fees came to the forefront this year after California prohibited “junk fees ... the state Senate passed an emergency bill to exempt restaurants from the service-fee ban.
In April, ahead of SB 478's July 1 start date — but before the new carve-out for restaurants and bars — L&E Oyster Bar and sibling restaurant El Condor rolled their 4% service fees into listed ...
A new law is set to ban service charges and other "hidden fees" July 1. But Senate Bill 1524 could immediately carve out an exception for the state's restaurants and bars, if passed.
ShutterstockHidden fees and surcharges have become an abhorred yet increasingly common part of dining out in recent years. In 2023, for example, the National Restaurant Association reported that ...
A state 'junk fees' law might 'upend' how restaurants operate. Customers could face sticker shock when fees are rolled into menu prices.
In long-awaited guidelines for SB 478, the state's ban on 'drip pricing,' Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta makes it clear that restaurants will have to include surcharges and fees in the prices on their menus.