WASHINGTON—Less than a month after District of Columbia voters approved a referendum to raise the minimum wage paid to tipped service employees, such as restaurant servers and parking attendants, seven members of the city council introduced a measure on July 10 to repeal it.
On June 19, the voters approved Initiative 77 by a 55 to 45 vote. The initiative aims to phase out the tipped wage. Under current law, if an employee’s tips do not raise his or her wage to the current minimum wage of $12.50 per hour, then the employer has to make up the difference.
