In 2004, women's life expectancy exceeded men's life expectancy by 5.2 years, the smallest gender gap in life expectancy since 1946. Life expectancy for whites was five years greater than that of blacks. Life expectancy for black and white men and women was as follows: Black male: 69.8 years.
Electronic Arts in Redwood City is pictured Dec. 8. 2015. Redwood City is considering increasing its local minimum wage to $15 an hour beginning January 2019. Electronic Arts is the cityâs second-largest employer with 2,367 employees, next to Oracle, which employs 6,781 workers, according to the city. (Bay Area News Group file)
At the time of publication, the federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. Some states have higher minimums. For example, in California, the minimum wage is $8 per hour. Many teens earn minimum wage at their summer jobs. In some cases, their hourly wage may be less than the federal minimum, due to the youth minimum wage established under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The youth minimum wage may be paid to people under age 20 who work at a job for 90 days or less.