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Chicago lawmakers vote to freeze tip credit elimination

 By Lisa Jennings on Mar. 18, 2026

The move would stop the phase out of the tipped wage, which is currently 24% short of the full minimum wage. But the mayor has pledged a veto.

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The new year will bring minimum wage increases in 19 states

 By Lisa Jennings on Dec. 22, 2025

The wage rate will cross the $15 per hour threshold for the first time in six states on Jan. 1, 2026. But the biggest hike will be seen in Hawaii.

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California's Fast Food Council has fallen dormant

By Lisa Jennings on Dec. 04, 2025

The legislative entity created to regulate the state's limited-service restaurant chains has been leaderless for seven months.

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July will bring another step up in minimum wage rates around the country

By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 23, 2025

And the push-pull on efforts to abolish or save the tip credit continue in Illinois, Michigan and Washington, D.C.

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Republicans extend a hand to organized labor with $15 per hour minimum wage bill

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 23, 2025

Working Lunch: In this week's political podcast, restaurant association officials from Texas and New Jersey talk about pushing back on the "credit card duopoly," and election results.

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This Republican senator wants to more than double the federal minimum wage

By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 10, 2025

Breaking from conservative ideology, Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri introduced a bill to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. Democrats attempting the same have been thwarted. Does this bill have a chance?

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Fast-food workers now can't afford fast food, report finds

By Lisa Jennings on May 20, 2025

A survey by LendingTree found that quick-service employees need to work up to 78 hours per week to cover basic living expenses. And, in the top 50 markets, they have to work more than two times longer to buy the meals they serve.

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Washington, D.C. mayor calls for return of tip credit

By Lisa Jennings on May 05, 2025

Three years after a referendum approved the phaseout of the tipped minimum wage in the nation's capital, Mayor Muriel Bowser has proposed a repeal, saying restaurants are facing a perfect storm and need special attention.

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Los Angeles approves a $30 hourly wage for airport restaurant workers

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 12, 2024

The minimum wage will rise to that level in increments by 2028, in time for the Olympics. Workers at several dozen hotels around LAX will also be entitled to the higher wage.

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Operators of LAX restaurants face a $30 hourly wage

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 10, 2024

A proposal slated to be considered by Los Angeles' City Council would mandate a similar raise over the next four years for some hotel workers.

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