Monday, September 8, 2008
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Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
since 2007.
HB1651: Minimum wage; increase per hour.
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.
EveryA. 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 wages at a rate not less than the greater of (i) $6.15 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.).
C. From and after July 1, 2008, every employer shall pay to each of his employees wages at a rate not less than the greater of (i) $7.15 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.).
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