(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.
The North Carolina Minimum Wage is the lowest hourly wage that an employee working in North Carolina can legally be paid. Both North Carolina and the federal government have set a legal minimum wage - North Carolina's is $7.25 per hour, while the federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.