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D.C. Council pauses next phase of tipped-wage rollout after divisive debate
Summary
On June 3 the Council voted 8–4 to approve an emergency declaration pausing the July 2025 phase of Initiative 82 (the tipped-wage phaseout) to allow more data-gathering and discussion amid pending federal tax changes and concerns about restaurant viability and worker incomes.
The D.C. Council voted 8–4 on June 3 to approve an emergency declaration pausing the next scheduled phase of Initiative 82 — the city’s phaseout of a separate tipped minimum wage — saying the pause will allow more time for analysis and stakeholder discussion.
Councilmember Phil Mendelson put the declaration before the body after Councilmember Charles Allen and others argued for a short pause to align the next phase with the city’s fiscal calendar and to consider recent federal tax proposals affecting tipped income. Councilmember McDuffie framed the declaration as a limited, data-driven pause; Councilmember McDuffie said the measure would “allow the council…
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