The Los Angeles City Council has approved amendments that would slow the implementation schedule for the City’s Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance and related airport worker wage provisions. The move revises the framework adopted in 2025, which had been set to increase covered hotel and airport worker wages to $30 per hour by 2028. The
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Hotel Employers in California Make Sure Your Minimum Wage is Summer Ready
By Diana Lerma & Peter B. Maretz on
Posted in Wage and Hour
Many cities across California have adopted higher minimum wage and benefit requirements for hotel employers. The City of Los Angeles raised its wages for hotel and airport workers last year in advance of the Olympics. Many of these local ordinances increase in July.
As such, hotel employers should verify they are ready for the requirements…
Los Angeles Hotel Worker Training Ordinance: Certified Training Providers Announced
By Diana Lerma on
Posted in Local Ordinance
Los Angeles hospitality employers should be aware of an update regarding the Hotel Worker Training Ordinance.
The City has released its list of Certified Public Housekeeping Training Organizations (PHTOs), and beginning December 1, 2025, covered hotels must provide paid public housekeeping training through one of these approved providers. Hotels should begin preparing now to ensure…
LA County Passes Hotel Worker Protection Ordinance for Unincorporated Areas of the County
By Diana Lerma on
Posted in Local Ordinance
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has passed a new Hotel Worker Protection Ordinance for unincorporated areas of the county. Similar to the City of Los Angeles and West Hollywood ordinances, the ordinance sets forth additional obligations for hotel employers to enhance the safety of employees.
The ordinance becomes operative on…