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Washington, D.C., is a test case for phasing out the tipped minimum wage

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Apr 12, 2024

“Now, it is leaner crews,” says one restaurant server, but a more stable income. Other states are watching how it plays out in the capital.

Shortly after the phaseout of the tip credit started in Washington, D.C., last year, employment at sit-down restaurants started to fall sharply, according to state-level data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Eva Marie Uzcategui/AFP via Getty Images

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Bureaucracy, from e-cigs to internet neutrality

by Mark Garrison

Apr 24, 2014

The FDA proposes a ban on the sale of e-cigs to minors and the FCC proposes new internet rules.

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