The Washington, D.C., city council on Oct. 2 blocked a minimum wage increase for tipped workers.
Voters in June voted to eliminate a provision in the city’s minimum wage law that lets businesses count customer tips as wages. It would have the effect of increasing the amount employers must pay tipped workers. The measure was projected to start phasing in a higher tipped wage on Oct. 9.
The council gave preliminary approval earlier in the day to a separate bill that would fully repeal the initiative. That bill is still tied up in the legislative process.
The council also approved ...
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