The D.C. Council voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt a $15-an-hour minimum wage in the nation’s capital, up from its current rate of $10.50. The move puts the rate at nearly double the federal minimum of $7.25.
The new $15 rate will be fully phased in by 2020 and will be raised automatically every year after that based on inflation. The council also increased the minimum wage for tipped employees to $7.50 an hour by 2022 and to half of the city’s minimum wage after that.
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