D.C.’s minimum wage is going up to $14 per hour today—the last step in a series of rate increases before the so-called “Fight for 15” is fully won.

“I’ve said many times that one of the most important ways that we can give more Washingtonians a fair shot is by getting residents connected to good jobs,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said at a press conference celebrating the milestone. “A pathway to the middle class for many people starts with a good-paying minimum wage job.”

About 100,000 people are affected by the increase, according to the mayor. Next year, the minimum wage will rise to $15, and after that it will be pegged to inflation.

The increase has been in motion for years. After ballot initiative gained traction, Bowser introduced legislation in 2016 to gradually bring the rate up from $11.50 to $15 by 2020. The District was among the first cities in the country to do so, earning praise from then-President Barack Obama.

At today’s press conference, the director of the Department of Employment Services said that the office has received few complaints of businesses that aren’t in compliance with the minimum wage. The office more frequently hears issues with wage theft, especially around the tipped minimum wage, according to Unique Morris-Hughes.

The base wage for tipped workers also rose today from $3.89 to $4.45 per hour (employers are required to pay the difference if tips don’t equal the full minimum wage). Next year, it will go up to $5.

For years, activists have been attempting to eliminate the tipped minimum wage and replace it with the regular rate in the District. They successfully got it on the ballot and voters enacted it, before lawmakers repealed the law. An effort to get it back on the ballot failed earlier this year.

Workers in Montgomery County are also seeing their wages rise ($13 for businesses with more than 51 employees and $12.50 at smaller employers.) The county will require a $15 minimum wage by 2024.

The wage hikes are among several new laws that took effect July 1. The District’s straw ban is now being enforced and businesses will start paying a tax to pay for the city’s new paid family leave program. A styrofoam ban is in place in Maryland, while Virginia is raising the age to buy tobacco products and lifting restrictions on advertising happy hour.