Good luck avoiding junk fees when you travel this summer. There are transaction fees, convenience fees, resort fees – and a beef-cost surcharge. That’s what Alan Levine says he found on his bill when he stopped at a steakhouse in Moab, Utah, recently. “My server claimed the beef-cost surcharge was standard,” says Levine, a retired […]
Under a new California law, California restaurants will no longer be able to charge customers surcharges, or service fees. Starting July 1, Senate Bill 478, or the “Consumer Legal Remedies Act: advertisements,” will ban “junk” fees on purchases made across California. This includes additional hidden fees related to online purchases, such as concert tickets or […]