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2024 SESSION
24100469DPatrons-- Ward, Bennett-Parker, Carr, Clark, Henson, McClure, McQuinn, Price, Shin and Simon; Senator: McPike
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.
A. 1. Prior to May 1, 2021, every employer shall pay to each of its employees wages at a rate not less than the federal minimum wage.
2. Beginning May 1, 2021, every employer shall pay to each of his its
employees at a rate not less than the federal minimum wage or 75 percent of the
Virginia minimum wage provided for in this section, whichever is greater. For
the purposes of this subdivision "employee" means any person or
individual who is enrolled in an established employer on-the-job or other
training program for a period not to exceed 90 days which meets standards set
by regulations adopted by the Commissioner.
B. From May 1, 2021, until January 1, 2022, every employer shall pay to each of its employees wages at a rate not less than the greater of (i) $9.50 per hour or (ii) the federal minimum wage.
C. From January 1, 2022, until January 1, 2023, every employer shall pay to each of its employees wages at a rate not less than the greater of (i) $11.00 per hour or (ii) the federal minimum wage.
D. From January 1, 2023, until January 1, 2025, every employer shall pay to each of its employees wages at a rate not less than the greater of (i) $12.00 per hour or (ii) the federal minimum wage.
E. From January 1, 2025, until January 1, 2026, every employer shall pay to each of its employees wages at a rate not less than the greater of (i) $13.50 per hour or (ii) the federal minimum wage.
F. From January 1, 2026, until January 1, 2027, every employer shall pay to each of its employees wages at a rate not less than the greater of (i) $15.00 per hour or (ii) the federal minimum wage.
G. From
and after January 1, 2027, every employer shall pay to each of his its
employees wages at a rate not less than the greater of (i) the adjusted state
hourly minimum wage or (ii) the federal minimum wage.
F. H. By
October 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner shall establish the
adjusted state hourly minimum wage that shall be in effect during the 12-month
period commencing on the following January 1. The Commissioner shall set the
adjusted state hourly minimum wage at the sum of (i) the amount of the state
hourly minimum wage rate that is in effect on the date such adjustment is made
and (ii) a percentage of the amount described in clause (i) that is equal to
the percentage by which the United States Average Consumer Price Index for all
items, all urban consumers (CPI-U), as published by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, or a successor index as calculated
by the U.S. Department of Labor, has increased during the most recent calendar
year for which such information is available. The amount of each annual
adjustment shall not be less than zero.
2. That the provisions of this act shall satisfy the reenactment requirement of Chapters 1204 and 1242 of the Acts of Assembly of 2020.