Hidden fees continue to show up at restaurants - ConsumerAffairs

Junk fees have now moved into the restaurant space where owners are adding surcharges for things like "kitchen appreciation" to their tickets. Hidden fees continue to show up at restaurants ... Read More

Consumer Confidence: Relief from hidden junk fees

Junk fees have become a costly part of everyday life - popping up on hotel bookings, food orders, payment apps and more. A new federal rule targets some of the worst offenders, but many hidden charges ... Read More

One more 'junk fee' is hitting customers of 85,000 restaurants and bars - ConsumerAffairs

Point of Sale company Toast is sneaking in a 99-cent fee to its orders starting in July -- one more "junk fee" sure to get consumers up in arms. One more 'junk fee' is hitting customers of 85,000 ... Read More

Walters: California restaurants seek exemption from hidden fees law - The Mercury News

Walters: California restaurants seek exemption from new hidden fees law State bill would not ‘enhance consumer protection,’ but instead allow restaurants to resume bait-and-switch tactics ... Read More

Newsom Exempts Restaurants From Law Banning Hidden Fees - LAmag - Los Angeles Magazine

In a last-minute change, Governor Gavin Newsom exempted restaurants, bars, concession stands and delivery apps from a law banning hidden and “junk” fees. Skip to main content News & City ... Read More

Junk fees continue to creep up; White House looking to crack down on hidden charges - Fox Business

The Biden administration and the FTC are hoping to crack down on "junk fees" that companies charge unknowing customers, including service charges or even undisclosed add-ons. Read More

California restaurants now want an exemption from the state’s new hidden fees law

In “1984,” George Orwell’s novel about a dystopian future, he describes “newspeak,” a propagandistic language of euphemisms and inversions used by officialdom to mask the reality of ... Read More

CT passes consumer protections on price gouging, hidden fees

A consumer protection bill addressing annoyances such as hidden fees, price gouging and hard-to-cancel subscriptions won final passage Thursday. Read More