Nearly 900 full-service restaurant jobs have vanished since March, and more than 50 restaurants have closed in just the first ...

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 — ...

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

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 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 ...

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 ...

Both supporters and opponents of Initiative 82 on the D.C council say they will re-visit this question this month before the second vote on the budget July 28, and that could lead to more talks ...

The D.C. Council plans to vote on the budget Monday, which covers issues including Initiative 82 and proposed cuts from Mayor Muriel Bowser.

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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 ...