Since Covid business’ like restaurants, general stores and even medical professionals.
As of February 11, 2024 there are specific circumstances where a business can charge a fee. The attached letter from NY State AG’s office explains the way it can be done legally.
It may seem trivial if a business charges you an extra $1 or $2 but with the increased prices and the fee can amount to a large amount of illegal gains. It isn’t fair to be cheated. If the business wants to charge a fee; let them follow the law. Charging an 3% fee onto the bill is ILLEGAL. Administrative Fees are Illegal.
Filing a complaint is easy. Click Here to follow the simple steps to get the AG to take action. We can’t ignore these violators. We should not be ripped off because some business’ feel we are easy prey.
Getting justice is one complaint at a time. To read the Attorney General stand on these fees read the attached: (Click on link to open in a new page)