Takeaways

• Employers with tipped employees in D.C. face a 05.31.26 deadline to report 2025 sexual harassment complaints, upload a compliant sexual harassment policy, and certify training on the Office of Human Rights portal.
• The tipped minimum wage is scheduled to increase to 56 percent of the full minimum wage on 07.01.26. However, a pending voter referendum would accelerate elimination of the tipped minimum wage by mid‑2027.
• Employers should plan for both short‑ and long‑term impacts.

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The Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act of 2018 (D.C. Law 22-196) (TWWF) was enacted to strengthen workplace protections for tipped wage workers. The TWWF requires employers who have at least one tipped employee to submit certain information annually to the D.C. Office of Human Rights (OHR). The OHR’s business self-service portal opened on Jan. 1, 2026, for calendar year 2025 submissions. Businesses must upload their sexual harassment policy and certifications before the deadline of May 31, 2026.

The status of the tipped wage in D.C. is in flux, however. A 2025 D.C. law provides phased increases to the D.C. tipped minimum wage, until reaching 75 percent of the standard minimum wage in 2034; but a potential 2026 voter referendum could derail that plan and increase the tipped minimum wage more quickly, ultimately doing away with the tipped minimum wage altogether in mid-2027. If that occurs, the TWWF’s sexual harassment training requirements, policy...

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