Surely you've come across, at the bottom of your check after a meal, those pre-figured percentages for suggested tips. The first time I saw it, I figured it was a nudge at foreign tourists who often don't know how the American system works. But then it began popping up at places I wouldn't have expected it.
Many of the food sites have in this past week talked about what's happening to the so-called mandatory gratuity as of January 1. Here's the scoop on that.