If you like calculating your waiter's tip instead of a restaurant forcing you to give one, Cheryl Glenn wants to make sure you can.
The Maryland delegate (D-Baltimore City) is sponsoring a bill that would ban restaurants in the state from adding automatic tips for parties of fewer than ten people.
Glenn says automatic tips discourage some waiters and waitresses from providing good service because they know they'll still get their tip.
Many restaurants tack on an automatic tip when serving large groups for fear customers will not tip at all.
But Glenn said some customers are angered when they're automatically charged 15 percent or more in gratuity fees when the service or food wasn't worth the charge.
If the bill passes, restaurants that break the law could be fined up to $5,000.
The Restaurant Association of Maryland is against the bill and thinks it should be left up to individual restaurants to decide whether to use automatic tips, and the size of the dining party they're used for.
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