District of Columbia Delays July 1 Tipped Minimum Wage Increase

The District of Columbia is postponing its scheduled July 1 tipped minimum wage increase, under a law signed June 30.

The tipped minimum wage is now scheduled to rise to $12 from $10 Oct. 1, under Act 26-94. The law does not affect the city’s nontipped minimum wage, which increased July 1 to $17.95 from $17.50.

Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) supported Act 26-94 in a June 3 letter to the city council. The letter also noted the mayor’s budget proposal to repeal Initiative 82, the 2022 voter-approved ballot measure that phases out the city’s tip credit by gradually ...