Virginia lawmakers are once again debating a major change to how much the state’s lowest-paid workers should earn. House Bill 1 (HB1), introduced by Delegate Jeion...
Beginning January 1, 2026, Virginia’s minimum wage will rise to $12.77 per hour, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) announced. The change follows a...
Virginia House Democrats renewed their push to once again raise the state’s minimum wage, framing the legislation as a lifeline for struggling workers and families. But...
The minimum wage will increase in nearly half the states this year even as the federal wage floor remains stuck at $7.25 per hour. In many...
Starting January 1, 2025, Virginia’s minimum wage will rise to $12.41 per hour, an increase from the current rate of $12.00. This adjustment, set by the...
Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed legislation Thursday that would have established a retail marijuana market in Virginia and raised the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour,...
Gov. Glenn Youngkin indicated Tuesday he’s unlikely to support pending legislation increasing Virginia’s minimum wage, saying market forces do a better job of determining hourly pay...
Legislation to raise the state minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2026 is moving briskly through the Virginia General Assembly as Democrats take advantage of...
Lawmakers narrowly backed a bill to lower the minimum wage for employees under the age of 18 Tuesday, with House Majority Leader Terry Kilgore, R-Scott, joining...
Of the 20 states that have failed to raise the minimum wage above the federal $7.25 an hour standard, 16 have more than 12% of their...
U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) on January 27, 2021, joined Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Patty Murray (D-WA) in introducing the...
Increases the minimum wage from its current federally mandated level of $7.25 per hour to $9.50 per hour effective May 1, 2021; to $11.00 per hour...
~ Opinion says state universities and agencies can require a “living wage” as part of contracts with vendors; overrules prior opinions of Republican AGs that stated...
Del. Elizabeth Guzmán, D-Woodbridge, said she is no stranger to the struggles of low-paying jobs. Guzmán said she immigrated to the United States from Peru as...
Here’s everything you want to know about the new minimum wage law than went into effect on July 1, 2020. The new law increases the minimum...
RICHMOND, VA — Labor advocates and Virginia legislators worried the recently passed bill to increase minimum wage might die during the reconvened General Assembly session Wednesday....
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam has signed nearly two dozen new laws to support working Virginians, including legislation to combat worker misclassification and wage theft, ban workplace discrimination,...
RICHMOND, Va. — Workers and advocates are urging Gov. Ralph Northam to sign a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $9.50 at the start...