Let’s see.... food costs are up, delivery costs are up (fuel).... did they “go out of business” when that happened, or just raise their prices like everyone else? Their “protest” sounds a little much. I agree, though, with keeping government out of setting wages, it’s not something they should be involved in.
But within the ordinance, there’s a provision calling for tipped employees to see their hourly minimum wages increase from $2.13 an hour to $3.83, an 80 percent raise, followed by raises in succeeding years based on the Consumer Price Index.
Waiters and waitresses often make more money than other employees.