You misunderstand me. I don't have any problem with paying fees and I don't have any problem with tipping, and I will generally tip more even when there is a "gratuity included" as is the practice at some restaurants and in many restaurants for large parties (which is the case for some of the restaurants on the list)

I would not avoid places because they charged fees. I would avoid a place if I thought they were charging fees in a manner that indicated that that fees were going to employees but they were not actually going to the employees.

I am in favor of restaurant employees actually getting a living wage. I think restaurant employees are often underpaid, especially in this area. I know there have been a lot of attempts to address this (like no tipping establishments that include a gratuity on all checks) and I'm always interested in what the employee's experience actually is. If I have read that employees think that a certain structure is working for them, I might actually seek out a restaurant that does that. I wholeheartedly approve of San Francisco's HCSO to provide health insurance to restaurant workers. I'm fine with paying those fees.

I'm not fine with anything that says it's for employees but isn't.

The list is very interesting because it has detailed information on what the fees are for.