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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 municipality voted Monday night to cap the tipped wage at 75% of the city’s minimum wage, gutting a law passed by ...
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 approved a compromise amendment that will ultimately preserve a 25% tip credit. The move comes amid reports ...
The vote outraged the crowd, which erupted in anger and began shouting at the council members. WASHINGTON — Angry attendees let their feelings be known during a DC Council meeting Monday evening as ...
WASHINGTON ( DC News Now) — The D.C. Council approved a nearly $22 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2026 Monday night. About an ...
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 Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington says restaurants are closing at a historic rate as DC Council debates repealing Initiative 82.
Last week, a survey by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington found that new restaurant openings are down 17 ...
The D.C. council is blocking proposed changes for tipped workers’ minimum wage, in the latest back-and-forth battle over how much they should get paid, and the impact it has on the ...
The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington also called on the D.C. Council to repeal Initiative 82, citing that between May 2023 — when the tipped minimum wage rose from just over $5 to ...
WASHINGTON - A new report says 900 jobs are being lost as D.C. restaurants shut down at record rates. At this time, may D.C.