Bill

Bill > HB4256


WV HB4256

WV HB4256
Increasing the state minimum wage


summary

Introduced
01/10/2024
In Committee
01/10/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/30/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

The purpose of this bill is to incrementally increase the minimum wage in West Virginia every year to $15 an hour by 2028. The training rate would also increase and apply to workers younger than 22 years of age.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to incrementally increase the minimum wage in West Virginia to $15 per hour by 2029. It also increases the training wage, which applies to workers under 22 years of age, starting at $9 per hour in 2024 and increasing to $10.50 per hour. The bill specifies that the minimum wage and training wage will be adjusted in accordance with any changes to the federal minimum wage and training wage, respectively, but the state minimum wage cannot fall below the federal minimum.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

To House Workforce Development (on 01/10/2024)

bill text


bill summary

Loading...

bill summary

Loading...
Loading...