Wednesday, July 9, 2008
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since 2007.
HB1654: Minimum wage; increase from its current federally mandated level.
Chief Patron
Del.
David Toscano (D-57)
David Toscano
(D-57)
Charlottesville, VA
Served: 2006–
Progress
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Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Minimum wage. Increases the minimum wage from its current federally mandated level of $5.15 per hour to $6.25 per hour effective July 1, 2007, and to $7.00 per hour effective July 1, 2008, unless a higher minimum wage is required by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. View Full Text »
Poll Results
15 votes
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Comments
Alas, just what I'd expect from my delegate: a pro-unemployment bill.
Yup. It's a bad bill that would give a bump to a few school kids in the first six months of their part-time job at the expense of the people who badly need the labor hours. Unfortunately its about to be made a moot point by an equally terrible federal bill that would extend the wage hike to everywhere in America...everywhere except American Samoa that is, where for some reason its been decided people aren't entitled to this government decreed "fair wage."