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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

The D.C. Council opted to strip Initiative 82 of some of its provisions after the measure struggled to be fully implemented years after voters approved it.

DC Council considers amendments to Initiative 82 as residents urge respect for voter decisions and discuss impacts on tipped workers.

So much is at stake for DC residents in the 2026 budget. Funding for the RFK stadium, the contentious Initiative-82, and also ranked-choice voting.

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.

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

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 ...