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With the passage of Initiative 82, Washington D.C. has made a historic move away from a business model built on the legacy of slavery, that has allowed a workforce that is overwhelmingly women and disproportionately women of color to continue to receive a subminimum wage 150 years since Emancipation.
This guide outlines the potential for Initiative 82 to help create a better Washington, DC restaurant industry that can occur if employers, workers and consumers collaborate to ensure that service charges are implemented fairly and employers follow the law.
The Washington, DC Consumers’ Guide to I-82 And Service Charges
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