Groups Press VA to Include Farmworkers in Minimum-Wage Law RICHMOND, Va. -- Farmworkers have been classified as "essential" during the COVID-19 pandemic, and groups in Virginia are now urging the governor to guarantee these vital workers receive a minimum wage.
Kim Bobo, executive director with the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, said agricultural workers are risking their lives to bring food to America's tables, yet they're exempt from Virginia's new Minimum Wage Act. ...(Read More)
