HB1634: Minimum wage; increase amount thereof.

HB1634

HOUSE BILL NO. 1634 Offered January 10, 2007 Prefiled November 13, 2006 A BILL to amend and reenact § 40.1-28.10 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the minimum wage. ---------- Patron-- Marshall, D.W. ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 40.1-28.10 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 40.1-28.10. Minimum wages.

~~Every~~A. Prior to July 1, 2007, every employer shall pay to each of his employees wages at a rate not less than the federal minimum wage ~~and a~~ or, if applicable, the federal training wage, as prescribed by the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.).

B. From July 1, 2007, until July 1, 2008, every employer shall pay to each of his employees who have attained the age of 19 wages at a rate not less than the greater of (i) $6.00 per hour or (ii) the federal minimum wage as prescribed by the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.), and to employees who have not attained the age of 19 wages at a rate not less than the federal minimum wage or, if applicable, the federal training wage, as prescribed by the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.).

C. From July 1, 2008, until July 1, 2009, every employer shall pay to each of his employees who have attained the age of 19 wages at a rate not less than the greater of (i) $6.45 per hour or (ii) the federal minimum wage as prescribed by the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.), and to each of his employees who have not attained the age of 19 wages at a rate not less than the federal minimum wage or, if applicable, the federal training wage, as prescribed by the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.).

D. From and after July 1, 2009, every employer shall pay to each of his employees who have attained the age of 19 wages at a rate not less than the greater of (i) $7.00 per hour or (ii) the federal minimum wage as prescribed by the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.), and to each of his employees who have not attained the age of 19 wages at a rate not less than the federal minimum wage or, if applicable, the federal training wage, as prescribed by the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.).

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