US EditionDC Council pauses tipped wage increase amid debates on future of Initiative 82
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Tensions are red-hot in the District following a dramatic hearing by the D.C. Council on the future of Initiative 82, the measure passed by voters seeking to phase out the minimum wage for workers receiving tips. The Council Hall was filled on Wednesday, with hundreds of residents, restaurant owners and workers on both sides of the debate, who offered their testimony during a marathon hearing that extended to late hours of the night. The hearing…
DC Council pauses tipped wage increase amid debates on future of Initiative 82
The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to postpone raising the tipped minimum wage for restaurant workers from $10 to $12 per hour, a change officials initially slated to take effect in July. The Council voted 8-4 to pause the pay bump until October following a push from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to repeal Initiative 82, a 2023 law requiring the District gradually increase the tipped minimum wage and eliminate the system allowing tips to count toward bas…
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