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The D.C. Council has voted to change the controversial Initiative 82, which changed how tipped employees were paid. Several ...
The Council of the District of Columbia opted to strip Initiative 82 of some of its provisions Monday after the measure ...
The D.C. Council on Monday voted 7–5 to partially repeal Initiative 82, a law aimed at gradually raising the tipped minimum ...
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, ...
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 ...
Many restaurant owners breathed a sigh of relief—even as plenty of them grumble about the failure of a full repeal. Meanwhile ...
The D.C. Council has approved a change to how restaurant workers are paid, stopping short of repealing the controversial ...
Last week, a survey by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington found that new restaurant openings are down 17 ...
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 ...
Last month, the DC Council voted to temporarily pause the July 1 increase included in Initiative 82. The second and final vote on the 2026 budget is scheduled for July 30.