The D.C. Council voted on changes to Initiative 82, a controversial piece of legislation that changed how tipped workers were ...

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 ...

Last week, a survey by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington found that new restaurant openings are down 17 ...

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

A proposal to repeal D.C.’s tipped minimum wage law was blocked Monday in a tense Council meeting, derailing Mayor Muriel Bowser’s push to roll back 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 ...

Under Initiative 82, the next increase to the minimum cash wage for tipped employees in the District was scheduled to increase from $10 per hour to $12 per hour, effective July 1, 2025.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Initiative 82 needs to be repealed because restaurant and bar owners say the higher wages for servers and bartenders are costing them business.

President Donald Trump's immigration policies have affected the restaurant industry, with sweeping ICE raids in the district.

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 ...

Initiative 82 would have raised the minimum wage for tipped workers, like restaurant employees or hair stylists, to $17.50 by 2027.