Some employees previously exempt
may now be
covered as eligible employees.
These include:
 Domestic Service - Services related to the care of an
individual in a private home or the maintenance of a pri-
vate home or its premises
 May be on a permanent or temporary basis
 Includes services such as companions, cooks,
waiters, butlers, maids, valets, and chauffeurs
 Home care providers
 Babysitters w ho w ork m ore than 10 hours per
week
For More Information, please visit :
 VA LIS: https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?
201+sum+SB7
 VA definitions: http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title40.1/
chapter3/section40.1-28.9/
 VA min wages: http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title40.1/
chapter3/section40.1-28.10/
 FLSA: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/chapter-8
Minimum Wage Increases to
$11.00 per hour
Effective January 1, 2022
Questions?
Contact the Labor Law Division
Phone: 804-786-2706
Fax: 804-371-6524
E-mail: laborlaw@doli.virginia.gov
Website: https://www.doli.virginia.gov/
Virginia Department Of Labor And Industry
Labor Law Division
As of May 1, 2021, training wages
may be increasedThe complete training wage regulation is available on the
Virginia Town Hall website , https://townhall.virginia.gov/
Training Wages:
 Applies to employees younger than 20 years
of age
 Is restricted to the first 90 days of
employment
Tipped Employees
Tips plus wages must now meet Virginia’s
minimum wage rate