The D.C. Council on Monday voted 7–5 to partially repeal Initiative 82, a law aimed at gradually raising the tipped minimum ...

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 has voted to change the controversial Initiative 82, which changed how tipped employees were paid. Several ...

The municipality voted to cap the tipped wage at 75% of the city’s minimum wage, gutting a law passed by referendum in 2022 ...

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 Council of the District of Columbia opted to strip Initiative 82 of some of its provisions Monday after the measure ...

Data shows DC restaurants have been facing a series of economic headwinds like increased rent, higher food prices, and a ...

Many restaurant owners breathed a sigh of relief—even as plenty of them grumble about the failure of a full repeal. Meanwhile ...

Under the newly passed amendment co-sponsored by councilmembers Christina Henderson and Charles Allen, the current base wage ...

The tipped worker subminimum wage keeps service employees’ livelihoods subject to the whims of bosses and customers. Momentum ...

Ballot measure details Initiative 82 would raise the minimum wage from $5.05 for tipped workers incrementally over the next 6 years until it is equal to the regular minimum wage in Washington, DC.