They fell to work and belabored each other with might and main; kicks and cuffs and dry blows were as well bestowed as they were well merited, until, having fought to their hearts' content, and been drubbed into a familiar acquaintance with each other's prowess and good qualities, they ended the fight by becoming firmer friends than they could have been rendered by a year's peaceable companionship.
The federal minimum wage, which is in effect in Virginia, is $7.25 per hour. It hasnât been increased since 2009. Supporters of SB 681 say that the minimum wage has not kept up with inflation and that too many people must rely on minimum-wage jobs to make ends meet.
RICHMOND â Voting along party lines, the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee on Monday killed a bill to raise Virginiaâs minimum wage to $8 an hour and then gradually to $10.10 an hour. The committee voted 11-3 to âpass by indefinitelyâ Senate Bill 681, meaning it probably is dead for this legislative session.