Virginia Assembly Sends Governor Compromise Minimum-Wage Bill

March 9, 2020, 3:46 PM UTC

Virginia’s hourly minimum wage would rise to at least $12 by 2023 from $7.50 under a measure that the legislature cobbled together in last-minute negotiations and passed March 8.

Gov. Ralph Northam (D) has until April 6 to act on the legislation or it would become law without his signature.

The state’s hourly minimum wage would rise to $9.50 on Jan. 1, 2021; to $11 on Jan. 1, 2022; and to $12 on Jan. 1, 2023, under compromise substitute legislation ...

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