USVI Senate committee advances phased minimum wage increase from $10.50 to $15 by 2028
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The U.S. Virgin Islands Senate committee advanced Bill 36-0030, which would raise the territory's minimum wage from $10.50 (frozen since 2018) through phased increases to $12 (2026), $14 (2027), and $15 (2028), with a COLA mechanism starting in 2029. The bill sponsor, Senator Franklin D. Johnson, argued the increase is needed to help working families cope with sharply higher costs. The Department of Labor and Bureau of Economic Research recommended clearer COLA language and filling wage-board vacancies.
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