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Effective July 24, 2009 when the federal minimum wage increased from $6.55 per hour to $7.25 per hour, the Virginia minimum wage increased to $7.25 per hour, as well.

Every Virginia employer must update his or her labor law posters to reflect the change.

In the 2007, the Fair Minimum Wage Act enacted a series of increases for the federal minimum wage to be accomplished over a three year period. Each increase would be 70 cents and would occur on July 24. The first increase took place in 2007, the second in 2008, and the third and last increase in 2009.

That last increase went into effect on July 24, 2009 and increased the federal minimum from $6.55 per hour to $7.25 per hour. This increase affected most of the employers in Virginia, including those covered by the state minimum wage.

Many Virginia employers are covered by the federal minimum wage.

The federal minimum wage is governed by the Fair Labor Standards Act of (more…)