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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 Council of the District of Columbia opted to strip Initiative 82 of some of its provisions Monday after the measure ...
The reopened conversation about I-82 comes after the Council voted in June to pause the pay bump — from $10 to $12 per hour — ...
Angry attendees let their feelings be known during a DC Council meeting Monday evening as the council was expected to vote on ...
Angry protests erupted as D.C. Councilmembers voted Monday to pass a compromise amendment partially repealing Initiative 82, ...
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 ...
The D.C. Council has approved a change to how restaurant workers are paid, stopping short of repealing the controversial ...
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 ...
WASHINGTON — The long running discussions over Initiative 82 aren't over yet. The measure gradually increases tipped workers' base salary over a period of years, to the same amount earned by non ...
The D.C. Council plans to vote on the budget Monday, which covers issues including Initiative 82 and proposed cuts from Mayor Muriel Bowser.
Last week, a survey by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington found that new restaurant openings are down 17 ...