When the United States passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and then the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, it seemed like the days of restaurants being able to refuse service to anyone were far ...

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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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." ...

(NEXSTAR) – In case your $20 salad and $15 cocktail weren’t expensive enough, your restaurant tab might have a few more line items tacked on. Diners are more frequently encountering service charges, a ...

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 ...

The restaurant world has always been slow to change. For decades, certain rituals were practically sacred: the stiff formal ...

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