Though major U.S. cities are beginning to ease local COVID-19 restrictions, some business owners are choosing to keep theirs in place for visiting customers.
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Some D.C. restaurants aren t waiting to see if the minimum wage for tipped employees law changes.
They are paying their waiters and bartenders what they call a living wage, and, in some cases, doing away with tips. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
For generations, bartenders and waiters have worked for tips, with their employers only paying about a third of the traditional minimum wage. In D.C. it is $5.05 an hour compared to the $15 an hour for non-tipped workers.