California has enacted a new law that will ban hidden fees on purchases, including event tickets, hotel rooms, and food delivery services. This legislation, which goes into effect on July 1, mandates businesses to include all mandatory fees or last-minute charges in their advertised and displayed prices. The law has sparked significant controversy, particularly within the restaurant industry. Customers and restaurant owners are at odds over the subject of surcharges, with some diners, like San Francisco's Adolfo Liu, expressing strong opposition. The law, referred to as the 'junk fees' law, aims to increase transparency by requiring businesses to list service, cleaning, and other added fees as part of the total prices consumers see on menus, displays, and room listings.
"It's a battleground," said San Francisco diner Adolfo Liu. Here's why diners and restaurants are at odds over surcharges: https://t.co/n0PRDXDOBJ
One industry's response to California's new "junk fees" law has sparked more outrage than any other: restaurants. https://t.co/CXmbW9WS33
A new law going into effect July 1 requires businesses to list service, cleaning, and other added fees as part of total prices consumers see on menus, displays, and room listings. https://t.co/ZsfIFLuRbM
Customers and restaurant owners couldn’t be more at odds over the subject of surcharges, which are due to become illegal on July 1 as part of California’s new “junk fees” law. https://t.co/ULm2CrKOnw
A sweeping new law in California will ban hidden fees on purchases — including event tickets, hotel rooms and food delivery services — by requiring businesses to include all mandatory fees or last-minute charges in their advertised and displayed price. https://t.co/wct26ZvRNV