Restaurants’ Pickle: Inflation, Initiative 82, ICE Checks

Restaurants’ Pickle: Inflation, Initiative 82, ICE Checks

Mayor Bowser Aims to Repeal Tipped-Wage Initiative To eliminate one of several challenges faced by Washington, D.C., restaurant owners, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on May 5 that her fiscal 2026 […]

Bowser Seeks Repeal of Tipped Wage Law to Support Restaurants, Counter Federal Job Cuts

Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced Monday that she will seek to repeal a voter-approved law gradually increasing minimum wages for tipped workers, as part of a broader effort to stabilize D.C.’s economy amid major federal workforce reductions. The controversial measure, known as Initiative 82, was passed overwhelmingly by voters in 2022. It raises the base pay for tipped workers in yearly increments, eventually matching the minimum wage for non-ti…