{
  "id": 15587369,
  "title": "USA: Laws, lawsuits, tax benefits – America argues about tips",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/usa-gesetze-klagen-steuervorteil-so-streitet-amerika-uber-trinkgeld",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-19T09:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/handel-konsumgueter/trinkgeld-der-freiwillige-dank-wird-in-den-usa-zum-streitfall/100261411.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "A café in New York, Monkey Cup, has opted out of offering Wi-Fi to its customers, instead encouraging them to read books and socialize. However, when it comes to paying, customers are faced with a tablet that prompts them to leave a tip, with suggested amounts of $1, $3, and $5. The issue of tipping has become a contentious topic in the US, with some arguing that the increasing number of digital prompts for tips is putting pressure on customers. According to Michael Lynn, a consumer researcher at Cornell University, many customers are feeling overwhelmed by these requests, with some even choosing not to leave a tip at all.",
  "summary": "Robot baristas are asking for tips, New York is forcing delivery apps to check. In America, voluntary thanks are becoming a matter of power and are occupying courts - with a signaling effect for Germany.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}