Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.

Also relevant to:Low-income / working-class W-2 worker (non-union)

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Plain-English Summary

Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees. Eliminates the exemption from Virginia's minimum wage requirements for persons employed as farm laborers or farm employees. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027, and is identical to SB 121.

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 8, 2026

Who it affects

W-2 worker (non-union)

Farm laborers and farm employees will be eligible for Virginia's minimum wage requirements, eliminating their previous exemption.

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W-2 worker (non-union)directMajor impactHigh certainty
Farm laborers and farm employees will be eligible for Virginia's minimum wage requirements, eliminating their previous exemption.
“Eliminates the exemption from Virginia's minimum wage requirements for persons employed as farm laborers or farm employees.”· Summary

What the Bill Does

Eliminates the minimum wage exemption for farm laborers and farm employees in Virginia.
Establishes a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

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