Live Etiquette - Line Check

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The poker room has a lower rake (3+1) for six-handed or shorter. At least 6 times in the past two weeks, I've caught dealers over-raking the pots (taking the usual 4+1) in short-handed games.

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Can someone explain what 3+1 and 4+1 mean? Where I play it's 10% to $6 max, no reduction for playing short-handed.

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3+1 means $3 rake and $1 bad beat jackpot drop (so 4+1 is $4 rake and $1 BBJP). $3 rake usually means 10% to a $3 max - the percentage usually isn't as important as the max as most pots will hit the cap pretty quickly. The $1 jackpot drop is usually taken as soon as there's a flop, regardless of pot size. The jackpot drop isn't technically a rake (since it's all held in a fund and returned to the players via jackpot wins), but it might as well be since your individual chances of hitting it is so low.