"8% will be added to the bill so our servers can earn a living wage and benefits"

That ought to be illegal. A $12 sandwich with a mandatory 8% is a $13 sandwich, anything else is chicanery.

For that matter, all prices should include all unavoidable fees. If I need to pay a title fee to buy the car, put it on the STICKER. If I need to pay local, state, and national sales tax, put it on the SHELF! If I need to pay extra so you can pay your employees, PUT IT IN THE ITEM PRICE!

Other countries do this. Some even have round prices like £5, which means I hand the cashier a £5 note and we're done. No 4.99, 19.99+ tax, fees, and digging through a purse and/or change drawer, DONE!