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The municipality voted Monday night to cap the tipped wage at 75% of the city’s minimum wage, gutting a law passed by ...
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 Initiative 82, slowing down increases in the tipped wage and ultimately ...
Angry protests erupted as D.C. Councilmembers voted Monday to pass a compromise amendment partially repealing Initiative 82, and the chamber went into lockdown amid the uproar. Hours of debate ...
The D.C. Council on Monday voted 7–5 to partially repeal Initiative 82, a law aimed at gradually raising the tipped minimum ...
Last week, a survey by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington found that new restaurant openings are down 17 ...
A look back at what council members called the most unconventional of days to conduct a final budget vote, during what has ...
The Council of the District of Columbia opted to strip Initiative 82 of some of its provisions Monday after the measure struggled to be fully implemented years after voters approved it. Lawmakers ...
The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington says restaurants are closing at a historic rate as DC Council debates repealing Initiative 82.
Data shows DC restaurants have been facing a series of economic headwinds like increased rent, higher food prices, and a ...
Angry attendees let their feelings be known during a DC Council meeting Monday evening as the council was expected to vote on ...
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 ...
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s effort to repeal the Districts’ tipped minimum wage was derailed today by the D.C. Council. Some owners of restaurants and servers have been warning that Initiative 82 is ...