Restaurant surcharges are illegal in California

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Starting July 1,2024, under SB478, California restaurants will no longer be able to charge service fees — which have become an increasingly common tool to sustain higher wages for workers as food businesses move away from tips — and must instead fold them into menu prices, the attorney general’s office said.

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Well, guess what! The state assembly came up another bill which allows restaurants to keep collecting these fees as long as the fees is clearly printed and outline in the menu.