Gov. Newsom signs new law: Restaurants and bars can continue to charge service fees, if posted

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The passage of Senate Bill 1524 allows restaurants and bars to continue charging service fees days before they were set to be outlawed.

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 other surcharges when listed clearly for diners to see. The practice was set to be outlawed on July 1. On Saturday, Gov.

The new bill, which passed unanimously through the state Assembly and Senate in late June, was co-authored by Sen. Bill Dodd — who also co-authored SB 478 — as well as Sen. Scott Wiener and Assemblymembers Matt Haney , Jesse Gabriel and Cecilia Aguiar-Curry . It is supported by the California Restaurant Assn. and labor union Unite Here, both of which represent thousands of hospitality workers in California.

 

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