RAISING WV'S $7.25 MINIMUM WAGE ON GOVERNOR'S DESK |
| (03/13/2014) |
| Reports indicate the WV Legislature passed a bill to raise the state's $7.25 minimum wage. The bill would increase the minimum wage from $7.25 to $7.50 an hour in January 2015. An increase to $8 in January 2016, and to $8.75 in January 2017. Originally the House approved a wage increase of 75 cents each year for two years. |