(ËÉªÉrÉ) n. 1. a period of time considered as being of a distinctive character; epoch. 2. an extended period of time the years of which are numbered from a fixed point or event: the Christian era. 3. a point in time, esp one beginning a new or distinctive period: the discovery of antibiotics marked an era in modern medicine.
The cost of a cup of joe is headed up at some coffee shops in in Seattle after a hike in the minimum wage that will eventually reach $15.
Home > Blog > Montgomery County Council Raises Minimum Wage to $11.50 by 2017. Yesterday, the Montgomery County Council voted overwhelmingly to increase the countyâs minimum wage. The current minimum wage in the county is the same as the state and federal minimum wage, $7.25 per hour. Under the plan passed by the council, the county minimum wage will rise in annual increments: to $8.40 in October 2014, $9.55 in 2015, $10.75 in 2016 and $11.50 in 2017.