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The Commonwealth is paying more to inspect a Northern Virginia restaurant than three out of four Washington-area restaurants pay the manager running it. The General Assembly funded 17 new special agents this year, and the reason is the permit that takes effect October 1.
VHN Staff · · Northern Virginia
Eataly and Macerich confirmed the deal on July 22. Two levels, an exterior entrance, restaurants plus a market. For Northern Virginia operators the story is the hiring, not the pasta.
VHN Staff · · Northern Virginia
The minimum wage steps to $13.75 on January 1 and $15.00 the January after. The tipped cash wage does not move, so the credit an employer relies on gets bigger, and so does the shortfall owed when tips fall short.
VHN Staff · · Statewide
Virginia's largest single hospitality opening in a generation lands off I-95 in November 2026: 907 rooms, 13 food and beverage outlets, and a hiring target that will pull staff from Richmond to Fredericksburg.
VHN Staff · · Fredericksburg & Central Virginia
The minimum wage steps to $13.75 in January and $15.00 in 2028. Tips are now statutory wages with treble damages attached. The non-compete ban now covers anyone eligible for overtime. Paid sick leave arrives in 2027.
VHN Staff · · Statewide
