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Tip Pressure Might Work in the Moment, but Customers are Less Likely to Return: Tip Fatigue

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 2, 2024

by Sara Hansen and Nathan B. Warren Have you ever hesitated at the register, uncomfortable as an employee watched you choose a tip? It’s not just you. The rise of digital tipping systems – from point-of-sale devices held by employees to…

Econ

Michigan Supreme Court Rules Minimum Wage Must Be Increased: 40 Percent of Restaurants Face Insolvency

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 2, 2024

by Scott McClallen The Michigan Supreme Court ruled on August 1 that the Republican Legislature illegally blocked two ballot proposals in 2018, paving the way for a minimum wage hike and new paid leave requirements. The 4-3 ruling…

Columns

Main Street Restaurant Health Code Violations Increase Between 2013 and 2014

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 17, 2014 1

IN 2013, THE newspaper did a comprehensive look at the restaurant inspection reports for Ann Arbor’s Main Street restaurants. The number of priority violations (violations, such as holding food at improper temperatures, or lack of…