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 ...

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

President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have affected the restaurant industry, with sweeping ICE raids in the district. While Tomelden’s restaurant wasn’t affected by ICE arrests, the Initiative ...

Last updated: July 28, 2025 The amendment was introduced Monday by councilmembers Charles Alan and Christina Henderson. ‘Unprecedented’: Trump Wins Supreme Court Ruling — Jackson Dissents Kristy ...

The vote outraged the crowd, which erupted in anger and began shouting at the council members. WASHINGTON — Angry attendees let their feelings be known during a DC Council meeting Monday evening as ...

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.

DC Council to vote on budget, ‘compromise' on wages for tipped workers Council members hope to restore more than $100 million in cuts proposed by Mayor Muriel Bowser.

In November 2022, voters in Washington, D.C., approved Initiative 82, the “District of Columbia Tip Credit Elimination Act of 2022,” which set forth a gradual elimination of the use of the tip ...

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.

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