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

The Trump administration enacted a slew of policies that placed some restaurants on high alert in Washington, D.C.

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

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 ...

The initiative with a new number, now Initiative 82, has survived court challenges and seems headed back to the voters again in November. Both sides in the debate are saying it’s the best or the ...

In November 2022, Initiative 82 received the vote of 74% of D.C. voters. This July, the amount will be raised to $12 and by July 2027, restaurant workers will earn $17.50 an hour.

The D.C. Court of Appeals on Thursday delivered a fatal blow to Initiative 82’s opponents’ attempts to keep the measure off the ballot entirely, rejecting their request for a hearing before ...

Initiative 82, as proposed, would raise the city’s tipped minimum wage of about $5 per hour to match the standard minimum wage, which is $15.20 an hour, by 2027.

If Initiative 82 is an imperfect measure of the group’s strength across the District due to the factors Jayaraman outlined, then perhaps a mayoral or Council campaign is.

Adam Eidinger, head of the Initiative 82-backing D.C. Committee to Build a Better Restaurant Industry, and an experienced D.C. signature gatherer, says he’s aware of the petition challenge and ...