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Data shows DC restaurants have been facing a series of economic headwinds like increased rent, higher food prices, and a ...
Many restaurant owners breathed a sigh of relief—even as plenty of them grumble about the failure of a full repeal. Meanwhile ...
Last week, a survey by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington found that new restaurant openings are down 17 ...
WASHINGTON — The long running discussions over Initiative 82 aren't over yet. The measure gradually increases tipped workers' base salary over a period of years, to the same amount earned by non ...
The initiative was set to increase it in steps to $10 per hour. The vote was eight to four to pause the next step of Initiative 82, which would raise the minimum tipped wage for service workers to ...
The wage for tipped restaurant workers will not rise from $10 to $12 this July as planned. Instead, the DC Council voted 8 to 4 today to pause the pay bump until October following a push by Mayor ...
The Trump administration enacted a slew of policies that placed some restaurants on high alert in Washington, D.C.
The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington says restaurants are closing at a historic rate as DC Council debates repealing Initiative 82.