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VA HB433

VA HB433
Minimum wage; increases to $9 per hour effective January 1, 2021.


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Introduced
01/03/2020
In Committee
01/03/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/12/2020

Introduced Session

2020 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Minimum wage. Increases the minimum wage from its current federally mandated level of $7.25 per hour to $9.00 per hour effective January 1, 2021; to $11.00 per hour effective January 1, 2022; to $13.00 per hour effective January 1, 2023; and to $15.00 per hour effective January 1, 2024, unless a higher minimum wage is required by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Effective January 1, 2025, the minimum wage shall be adjusted annually to reflect annual increases in the consumer price index. The measure also provides that the Virginia minimum wage applies to persons whose employment is covered by the FLSA and to persons employed by the Commonwealth, its agencies or political subdivisions, or a public body.

AI Summary

This bill increases the minimum wage in Virginia. It raises the minimum wage from the current federal level of $7.25 per hour to $9.00 per hour effective January 1, 2021, then to $11.00 per hour in 2022, $13.00 per hour in 2023, and $15.00 per hour in 2024, unless the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires a higher minimum wage. Starting in 2025, the minimum wage will be adjusted annually to reflect increases in the consumer price index. The bill also clarifies that the Virginia minimum wage applies to employees covered by the FLSA and to those employed by the Commonwealth, its agencies, or political subdivisions.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Incorporated by Labor and Commerce (on 01/30/2020)

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