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Virginia's $15 per Hour Minimum Wage Law Could Cost 12,000 Jobs, Report Shows
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The minimum wage will rise in Virginia in the coming years. Governor Abigail Spanberger enacted a bill on Friday that will gradually increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2028. Spanberger called the bill a victory for Virginia’s families. Democrats have tried to pass this law over the past few years, while conservatives warned that it would harm businesses or cause an increase in inflation.
Farm workers in Virginia now must be paid a minimum wage
Ever since the dark days of Jim Crow, farm owners in Virginia have been able to skirt the minimum wage law and offer their workers lower pay. Now, Governor Abigail Spanberger is signing legislation to put an end to an exclusion that dates back to the 1930s.
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