D.C. lawmakers on Tuesday voted to overturn an initiative that would raise the minimum wage for tipped workers, just four months after voters approved the measure.
The D.C. Council voted 8-5 to repeal the measure, known as Initiative 77, which would raise wages to $12.50 an hour.
The move marks the first of several votes needed to send the legislation to Mayor Muriel Bowser’s (D) desk, according to The Washington Post. Bowser has already vowed to sign the repeal legislation, the Post reported.
Under D.C. law, tipped workers are paid $3.33 an hour. Employers are required to make up the difference if workers do not receive at least the minimum wage in tips.
The D.C. minimum wage is scheduled to rise to $15 an hour by 2020.
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Opponents, however, including many restaurant owners and servers and bartenders who already earn more than the standard minimum wage in tips, said the initiative would lead to job loss, raised prices on menus and restaurants closing.
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