– Diners are shocked to see a 4% ’employee healthcare’ fee on their bills at an LA restaurant

but the owner says it’s common from Business Insider: “The owner of a highly-acclaimed Los Angeles restaurant said his staff is receiving hate mail and threats of protests after a local podcaster called out the 40-seat bistro this week on social media for adding a 4% surcharge. The fee, listed on the check, covers the cost of healthcare for employees at Alimento, an Italian restaurant in the historic Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. Dave Anthony, a comedian with the podcast “The Dollop” took issue with the surcharge and a $3 “water donation” fee and posted his ire on Twitter on July 3…At the bottom of the bill, the restaurant stated that a service charge is added to each check “so we may offer our staff health insurance. Please notify your server if you would like this removed.”