                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MINIMUM WAGES (§ 40.1-28.10)

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 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 &#8220;employee&#8221; 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 and after January 1, 2025, every employer shall pay to each of his
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. By October 1, 2024, 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.

HISTORY: 1975, c. 530; 1976, c. 736; 1978, c. 371; 1980, c. 532; 1991, cc. 547,
596; 1997, c. 544; 2020, cc. 1204, 1242.