PENMART01 wrote:
>>If the "service charge" is a tip,
>>then its payment should be optional.
>>
>>How do you legally enforce payment of a tip ?
>>
>><rj>
>
>
> It's a service charge, not a tip. A service charge is tantamount to the line
> on your auto repair bill that says "labor"... in essence, by including a
> service charge the restaurant is requiring it's patrons to pay their employee's
> wages. Any business has a right to charge for service, same as your friendly
> auto repair shop has a right to charge for labor. I'd say your only legal
> recourse is to not patronize those sorts of dining establishments... when
> enough people do likewise the practice of billing separately for product and
> service will die... but be well assured, you'd still pay a service charge, in
> higher prices on the menu.
>
>
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I remember that as a waiter, NJ law allowing, a 15 % tip was allowed to
be waged on parties of six or more. Most conscientious patrons gave 20
to 30%.

The bummer were parties of 5 that would linger on, laughing, drinking
wine/beer, getting drunk, and at the end, either not tipping you at all
(after all, they spent their good money at the joint) or giving you 5
bucks.

There were waiters who would throw the miserable 5 bucks back at the
patrons, and some who made quite a scatological scandal--outside that is.

It got to the point that we would fight over certain ethnic and racial
groups that were famous for not tipping. Sad to say, we all established
a quota of allowed "groups" per day.

Rich

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