The D.C. Council has voted to change the controversial Initiative 82, which changed how tipped employees were paid. Several ...

The Council of the District of Columbia opted to strip Initiative 82 of some of its provisions Monday after the measure ...

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

The reopened conversation about I-82 comes after the Council voted in June to pause the pay bump — from $10 to $12 per hour — ...

Angry attendees let their feelings be known during a DC Council meeting Monday evening as the council was expected to vote on ...

The D.C. Council has approved a change to how restaurant workers are paid, stopping short of repealing the controversial ...

Many restaurant owners breathed a sigh of relief—even as plenty of them grumble about the failure of a full repeal. Meanwhile ...

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 ...

Last month, the DC Council voted to temporarily pause the July 1 increase included in Initiative 82. The second and final vote on the 2026 budget is scheduled for July 30.

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

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

The wage for tipped restaurant workers will not rise from $10 to $12 this July as planned. Instead, the DC Council voted 8 to 4 today to pause the pay bump until October following a push by Mayor ...