Post by Logan on Jan 9, 2017 1:45:03 GMT -6
Minimum wage, sales tax, education among legislative priorities for business groups
Major business organizations in Virginia are planning to “play defense” in the 2017 General Assembly session against some legislative proposals, such as increasing the minimum wage, while also lobbying against budget cuts for programs that help their industries.
At least two bills already have been filed that would increase the minimum wage in Virginia from the current federally mandated $7.25 per hour. The wage would go to $11.25 or $15 an hour during the next three to four years.
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Richmond Chamber and the Virginia Retail Federation said they will oppose such bills.
“It needs to be left up to the business owner,” said Jodi Roth, director of government affairs for the Virginia Retail Federation. “We have members who do pay $15 an hour because they can. We have members who don’t — they pay as much as they can pay. This would be a job killer.”
Read more: www.richmond.com/business/article_9760f417-f9bb-5932-9735-b52dd5e1b488.html
Major business organizations in Virginia are planning to “play defense” in the 2017 General Assembly session against some legislative proposals, such as increasing the minimum wage, while also lobbying against budget cuts for programs that help their industries.
At least two bills already have been filed that would increase the minimum wage in Virginia from the current federally mandated $7.25 per hour. The wage would go to $11.25 or $15 an hour during the next three to four years.
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Richmond Chamber and the Virginia Retail Federation said they will oppose such bills.
“It needs to be left up to the business owner,” said Jodi Roth, director of government affairs for the Virginia Retail Federation. “We have members who do pay $15 an hour because they can. We have members who don’t — they pay as much as they can pay. This would be a job killer.”
Read more: www.richmond.com/business/article_9760f417-f9bb-5932-9735-b52dd5e1b488.html