Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is urging the repeal of Initiative 82, the controversial wage law requiring tipped workers to receive the full minimum wage, as restaurant closures and layoffs continue to mount across the city. The initiative, passed by nearly 74% of voters in 2022, raised tipped workers' base wage and mandated employer compensation if tips fall short of the full minimum wage.
Sage Regenerative Kitchen & Brewery, a California restaurant known for its vegan roots, is shutting down after facing backlash from activists over its decision to add meat to the menu. The business, with locations in Pasadena and Echo Park, is closing on Sunday after 14 years, citing financial difficulties and growing protests.
Seattle’s minimum wage, which rose to $20.76 per hour on January 1, has proven too costly for some business owners, resulting in the closure of a long-standing small business and highlighting broader economic consequences of such policies.
Restaurant owners have often utilized surcharges to fund employee benefits like health care, with some establishments listing these charges on menus while others made...
"Cities and states cannot ignore federal law in an effort to constrain consumer choice, and it is encouraging that the Ninth Circuit upheld this standard," the California Restaurant Association (CRA) president and CEO said.
A judge of the Sacramento Superior Court ruled Friday to block a proposed law in California that would give the state authority to negotiate the wages and working conditions of fast-food workers.
The United States added 379,000 jobs in February, according to data released Thursday by the Labor Department—far surpassing the 198,000 new jobs economists were expecting—as hiring rebounded in the leisure and hospitality sectors.
