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The D.C. Council voted on changes to Initiative 82, a controversial piece of legislation that changed how tipped workers were ...
DC’s tipped wage will not be phased out by 2027 as scheduled. Instead, the DC Council voted 7 to 5 today to partially repeal ...
The D.C. Council on Monday voted 7–5 to partially repeal Initiative 82, a law aimed at gradually raising the tipped minimum ...
Angry protests erupted as D.C. Councilmembers voted Monday to pass a compromise amendment partially repealing Initiative 82, ...
The reopened conversation about I-82 comes after the Council voted in June to pause the pay bump — from $10 to $12 per hour — ...
The municipality voted to cap the tipped wage at 75% of the city’s minimum wage, gutting a law passed by referendum in 2022 ...
Under the newly passed amendment co-sponsored by councilmembers Christina Henderson and Charles Allen, the current base wage ...
The D.C. Council approved a compromise amendment that will ultimately preserve a 25% tip credit. The move comes amid reports ...
A D.C. Council member's amendment of Initiative 82 passed during Monday's session and vote over the city's budget, but not ...
Last week, a survey by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington found that new restaurant openings are down 17 ...
The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington says restaurants are closing at a historic rate as DC Council debates repealing Initiative 82.
A new report says hundreds of jobs are being lost as restaurants shut down at record levels in D.C. Many restaurant owners ...