With just days left in 2026, minimum wage workers across the Commonwealth are preparing to see a pay increase.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A wave of new laws in Virginia is set to take effect in the New Year, and several can impact your life ...

Virginia's minimum wage increases to $12.77 per hour among new laws taking effect January 1st, including social media limits ...

The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) confirmed that the state's minimum wage will rise to $12.77 per hour ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Virginia minimum wage workers will receive a 36-cent hourly increase starting January 1, ...

After 2026 increases, minimum wages were set to be highest in Washington, D.C., with an increase above its 2025 rate of $17.95 to be announced in 2026; Washington, with an increase to $17.13 from its ...

This New Year’s Day, the state minimum wage will increase to $12.41 an hour, up from $12. The change is a result of legislation passed by the General Assembly in 2020 that stated if the legislature ...

Virginia will increase its minimum wage to $12.77 effective Jan. 1, 2026. In accordance with Virginia law, the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry must establish an adjusted state ...

Minimum-wage workers in Virginia are seeing a little bit of extra money in their paychecks compared to before New Year's Day; however, some people say it's still not enough. Minimum wage in Virginia ...

VIRGINIA, USA — Starting in the new year, the minimum wage for Virginians is going up. Right now, minimum wage workers get paid $12 an hour. In 2025, they will make $12.41 per hour. However, the ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Workers making minimum wage in Virginia will be making 41 cents more per hour in the new year, which comes five years after a law was passed. On Jan. 1, 2025, the minimum wage ...

With the start of the new year, the Virginia minimum wage increased to $12.41 an hour, up from $12. The change is a result of legislation passed by the General Assembly in 2020 that said if the ...