Minimum Wage

D.C. lawmakers have long complained that residents of the nation’s capital pay federal taxes and serve in the military yet are denied self-governance because they lack a vote in Congress. But on Tuesday, the D.C. Council reduced even the…

In a few hours the D.C. Council will vote on emergency and permanent legislation repealing Initiative 77. But before that could happen, councilmembers had to decide where they stood on Councilmember Elissa Silverman's proposed compromise…

D.C. lawmakers on Tuesday took initial steps to overturn an initiative that would have raised the minimum wage for servers, bartenders and other workers who rely on tips, just four months after voters easily passed the measure. The D.C.…

The District lawmaker who wants to overturn a wage hike for tipped workers that was approved by voters says he has amended his bill to address some concerns raised by proponents of the hike. D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) released…

As D.C. lawmakers appear poised to overturn Initiative 77, some Council members are making a last-ditch effort to strike a compromise. Council member Elissa Silverman (I-At Large) says she’s working with Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) on a bill that…

Councilmember Elissa Silverman was one of the last three councilmembers standing during the 16-hour hearing on the bill repealing Initiative 77, and now we know why. She's been working on replacement legislation that offers a compromise…

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) said Friday that he has secured enough votes and is moving ahead to overturn a voter-approved minimum wage increase for servers, bartenders and other tipped workers in the nation’s capital.

Early next week, the fate of Initiative 77 will be decided, when legislation to fully repeal it will be considered. Taking away a pay raise from 29,000 workers—leaving them to make ends meet on $5 an hour plus tips—would be unfortunate,…

The D.C. Council will vote next Tuesday on a bill repealing Initiative 77, the ballot measure approved by D.C. voters in June that would gradually raise the minimum wage paid to tipped workers. Chairman Phil Mendelson notified members of…

Dia King was number 171 in line and didn’t know if he would get a chance to speak in front of the D.C. Council. But if he did, he knew what he wanted its members to know.

Lawmakers in the District of Columbia are preparing to overturn a ballot measure that voters passed in June to raise wages for restaurant workers.

Inside a packed hearing room at the Wilson Building on Monday, dozens of D.C. bar and restaurant workers made one thing clear: They don’t want a raise. At least not one mandated by the city. That was the apparent consensus among many…

District lawmakers Monday grappled with whether they should take the extraordinary step to overturn a law approved by voters that raises wages for servers, bartenders and others who earn tips. A marathon hearing on a bill to repeal…

The D.C. restaurant industry spent the summer grappling with a divisive ballot referendum that seeks to eliminate the tip credit in the District. Today the pros and cons of Initiative 77 will resurface at a marathon hearing on a bill…

The fate of a wage hike approved by voters for servers, bartenders and other tipped workers in the nation’s capital comes before the D.C. Council on Monday. A majority of the council wants to repeal the measure, which was passed by 56 …

Ahh. With fall just around the corner, what better way to introduce a season-opening show titled B 22-913 Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act of 2018 and starring the same Democratic lawmakers who take longer summer breaks than most…

D.C. residents voted in June to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers, but the matter is far from settled. As members of the D.C. Council consider whether to overturn the vote, saying higher wages could hurt workers in the long run, a…

If you plan to attend next Monday's hearing on the bill repealing Initiative 77, bring snacks that do not require refrigeration. As of this morning, 140 people are signed up to testify. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson's office expects the…

Call it the wage increase that wasn’t. In June, 10 percent of registered D.C. voters supported Initiative 77, a ballot measure to raise the base wage for tipped employees by 200 percent. Proponents of the measure portrayed this low-turnout…