On the eve of the July 1, 2024 deadline for businesses to comply with California’s so-called junk fee ban (“SB 478”), Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 1524, which allows restaurants, bars, and other food services businesses that sell directly to consumers to continue using surcharges so long as such fees are “clearly and conspicuously” displayed.Continue Reading California Legislature Eighty-Six’s “Junk Fee Ban,” But Relief May Be Temporary