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It's official! is now in effect! Today tipped workers in DC are receiving their first of two pay raises in 2023, from $5.35 to $6.00 The next pay raise is scheduled for July 1, 2023 and will increase to $8. HAPPY MAY DAY! Read more in our press release: https://betterrestaurantsdc.org/initiative-82-effective-may-1-2023/

Had the DC Council not voted to push back until May 1, due to Congress meeting on more days than were originally published, the pay raises outlined in Initiative 82 would have gone into effect on February 23. Source: https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B24-1149

According to the DC Council’s Legislative Information System, Initiative 82 was transmitted to Congress on January 10 and is projected to become law March 8, 2023. This means, as long as Congress maintains their current legislative schedule, on March 8, tipped workers in DC will get a 65¢ pay increase to $6 per hour. Their next pay raise will then take place on July 1, 2023 and will increase to $8 per hour. https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B24-1149

Some behind the scenes information about how we passed Initiative 82:

How Tipped Workers Won in DC | The Forge When elected officials wouldn’t deliver, tipped workers and their progressive allies went to voters.

Now that the election is over, and passed, all campaigns have 30 days to remove their signs from lamp posts around the city.

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THANK YOU DC VOTERS! Over 74% voted to eliminate the subminimum wage!

“Maybe the second time is the charm,” she said. “Maybe it’s a little middle finger to the council: We’re still going to vote for it.”

D.C. voters approve higher minimum wage for tipped workers Initiative 82 requires restaurants and other businesses to pay tipped workers $16.10 per hour by 2027. The D.C. Council repealed a similar measure that passed in 2018.

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