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The D.C. Council on Monday voted 7–5 to partially repeal Initiative 82, a law aimed at gradually raising the tipped minimum ...
The D.C. Council voted on changes to Initiative 82, a controversial piece of legislation that changed how tipped workers were ...
Data shows DC restaurants have been facing a series of economic headwinds like increased rent, higher food prices, and a ...
Nearly 900 full-service restaurant jobs have vanished since March, and more than 50 restaurants have closed in just the first ...
The D.C. Council opted to strip Initiative 82 of some of its provisions after the measure struggled to be fully implemented years after voters approved it.
President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have affected the restaurant industry, with sweeping ICE raids in the district. While Tomelden’s restaurant wasn’t affected by ICE arrests, the Initiative ...
It calls for gradually boosting base pay for tipped workers until it matches DC's minimum wage by the year 2027.
The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington says restaurants are closing at a historic rate as DC Council debates repealing Initiative 82.
Angry protests erupted as D.C. Councilmembers voted Monday to pass a compromise amendment partially repealing Initiative 82, ...
The D.C. Council has approved a change to how restaurant workers are paid, stopping short of repealing the controversial ...
DC Council to vote on budget, ‘compromise' on wages for tipped workers Council members hope to restore more than $100 million in cuts proposed by Mayor Muriel Bowser.