Insight & Commentary on California Workplace Law Issues & Developments
The hospitality industry is important to California’s economy and provides significant employment across the state. Due to the large workforce within the hospitality sector, many cities across the state have implemented employment regulations for the industry. Here are some of the ordinances employers need to know.
Hotel Minimum Wage Ordinances
Several cities have separate minimum…
On October 10, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 723, which moves the expiration the right of recall rights for employees in the hospitality and service industry from December 31, 2024, to December 31, 2025. The bill adds a presumption that a separation due to a lack of business, reduction in force, or…
On October 8, 2023, California’s Governor signed Assembly Bill (AB) 647, which revises recall rights for grocery workers when there is a change of control in a grocery establishment.
Under the bill, the definition of “grocery establishment” includes a “distribution center owned and operated by a grocery establishment and used primarily to distribute goods…
In October 2022, Governor Newsom announced the California COVID-19 State of Emergency would end on February 28, 2023. While this will phase out some of the tools the state used in handling the COVID-19 pandemic, it does not mean the end of all COVID-19 regulations and requirements for employers. Three illustrative examples are discussed…
Like its neighbor City of Los Angeles, Santa Monica has local employment ordinances. However, as a popular tourist destination, Santa Monica has several ordinances pertaining to the hospitality industry that employers should take note of.
Minimum Wage and Hotel Worker Living Wage
On July 1, 2022, Santa Monica raised the minimum wage for…
Last week, the City of West Hollywood approved an expansive hotel worker protection ordinance. The ordinance seeks to protect the safety and security of hotel workers and improve their working conditions. The following is a summary of the ordinance’s five key elements.
Similar to an ordinance passed in 2020 by Sacramento…
Several months after Governor Newsom signed into law a statewide right of recall statute affecting the hospitality industry and building services, the Labor Commissioner’s office finally issued a Frequently Asked Questions page.
The FAQs clarify that an acceptance by an employee of an offer must be delivered to the employer within 5 business days,…
Before 2020, the City of Santa Monica was one of a handful of cities that had a right of recall ordinance. However, since the beginning of the pandemic, many local governments enacted right to recall ordinances to return displaced workers to their prior positions. Recently, the state joined these local governments, passing SB 93 relating…
The Governor has signed Senate Bill 93, which would require that covered employers offer employees laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic available positions based on a preference system. The new statute is targeted at the hospitality industry, which has started to reopen as the state moves toward full reopening.
The bill is a…
As the state of California moves toward full reopening, employers in certain jurisdictions in California already have to contend with local right of reemployment or recall requirements. While last year Governor Newsom vetoed a statewide right of recall, the state legislature has approved a similar statute, Senate Bill 93. If signed…
