RICHMOND, Va. - Gov. Ralph Northam has signed a bill striking Jim Crow-era exceptions from Virginia’s minimum-wage law, and he formed a commission to find other discriminatory language in state laws and regulations. The bill the Democrat signed Tuesday eliminates an exemption in state law that said certain jobs traditionally held by African-Americans, including ushers and doormen, didn’t have to pay minimum wage.

Source: thestar June 05, 2019 10:18 UTC