If you’re an hourly worker, we probably don’t have to tell you that minimum wage recently went up in Virginia and it will go up again in January.
Over eight months’ time, it will go up $3.75, from $7.25 to $11 an hour. It’s a sweet incentive for some workers, but it’s leaving a bitter taste for some small business owners.
Gourmet chocolate and great customer service is what customers say keeps them coming back to The Royal Chocolate in Virginia Beach — but how much more will they be willing to pay for the indulgence?
It’s a question co-owner Brenda Tusing is wrestling with as she and other small business owners figure out how to manage Virginia’s rising minimum wage. “Where is that tipping point? We don’t know.”