The Washington, D.C., city council backpedaled on Initiative 82, voting Monday night to trim wage increases for tipped workers after Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser and the city’s restaurant industry called for the 2022 ballot measure to be repealed entirely.
National Review reported Tuesday that the Democrat-controlled city council amended I-82 to restore the tipped credit and scale back its wage increases to 75% of D.C.’s minimum wage by 2034.
The governing body’s move follows its vote last month to pause the wage increase set to take effect in July under I-82. Council members reportedly voted to halt the pay increase after restaurant owners and workers spoke out against it, citing the negative impacts on city eateries.
“The negative consequences of eliminating the tip credit are undeniable,” Rebekah Paxton, research director at Employment Policies Institute (EPI), told the Review.
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