1. (a) The Mayor shall submit biannually a report to the Council regarding any audits or inspections conducted related to compliance with this subchapter or any regulation issued pursuant to this subchapter. Each report shall include:

   1. (1) The number of employers inspected for compliance due to complaints received, categorized by size of the employer based on the number of employees;
   2. (2) The number of employers inspected for compliance as a result of a random audit, categorized by size of the employer based on the number of employees;
   3. (3) The number of violations, by type of violation; and
   4. (4) An explication of the actions the Mayor took pursuant to § 32-1011 against each employer charged with violating this subchapter or any regulation issued pursuant to this subchapter, including a list of fines assessed against the employer.

2. (b)

   1. (1) The Office of the Chief Financial Officer, beginning on June 1, 2027, and every 2 years thereafter, shall publish a report on the economic trends affecting the restaurant industry and tipped full-service and limited-service restaurant workers in the District that:

      1. (A) Compares wages and salaries for tipped restaurant workers year over year;
      2. (B) Indicates the average gross receipts for restaurants in the District;
      3. (C) Analyzes the changes in wages for tipped restaurant workers year over year;
      4. (D) Compares the number of full-service and limited-service restaurants year over year; and
      5. (E) Indicates the total number of restaurants that claimed a retailer property tax relief credit pursuant to §§ 47-1807.14 and 47-1808.14 year over year.
   2. (2) Each report published pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection after the June 1, 2027, report shall also include an analysis of the effect of section 70201 of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, approved July 4, 2025 (Pub. L. No. 119-21; 139 Stat. 170), on tipped workers' overall tax liability to the District.
   3. (3) By January 1, 2036, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall publish a report analyzing the effect of the tipped minimum wage reaching 100% of the regular minimum wage on the restaurant industry and tipped workers in the District.

History

Mar. 25, 1993, D.C. Law 9-248, § 8a

Aug. 19, 2016, D.C. Law 21-144, § 2(d)

Dec. 6, 2025, D.C. Law 26-55, § 2222(b)

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2(d) of the Fair Shot Minimum Wage Emergency Amendment Act of 2016 (D.C. Act 21-428, June 28, 2016, 63 DCR 9275).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2222(b) of Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26-146, Sept. 3, 2025, 72 DCR 9623).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2222(b) of Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26-210, Nov. 24, 2025, 72 DCR 13514).