Patrons eat lunch at Jon & Vinny’s restaurant in Brentwood. This is to say nothing of service charges, typically ranging from 3% to 20%, that are tacked onto restaurant customers’ bills with various disclaimers, some more opaque than others, such as “healthcare surcharge,” “competitive industry compensation” and “wellness fee.” A Google spreadsheet circulating in Reddit’s Los Angeles group has gained …
Nearly two weeks after former servers at Jon & Vinny’s filed a class-action lawsuit against the popular Italian American restaurant, alleging that the establishment violated California gratuity laws, the restaurant changed the language tacked on to the end of customer bills regarding its 18% service fee. At the bottom of customers’ checks, it now reads: “The service charge is not …
