Subcommittee backs bill to remove farmworker exemption from Virginia minimum wage

Delegate Dalia McClure told the panel HB20 would remove two long‑standing exemptions from the Virginia Minimum Wage Act that leave some farmworkers covered only by the federal $7.25 hourly minimum or excluded entirely. "It's past time that we remove the discriminatory farmworker exemption from our Virginia minimum wage law," McClure said, arguing the bill targets outlier employers that pay inhumane wages.