Los Angeles, Calif. (July 15, 2022) - The City of Los Angeles formally adopted the Hotel Workers Ordinance on July 8, 2022. The key changes of this ordinance include an increase in minimum wage for all workers employed at large hotels, restrictions on the amount of square footage housekeeping employees can clean per shift, and additional protections for housekeeping employees.
Under the new ordinance, hotel employers operating within the City of Los Angeles with 60 or more rooms, or those with 50 or more rooms and operating in the Airport Hospitality Enhancement Zone, must provide all employees (except managerial, supervisory, or confidential employees) an increased minimum wage of $18.17 per hour.
Full-time employees – those who work at least 40 hours a week will also receive 96 compensated hours off per year for sick leave, vacation, or personal necessity, in addition to 80 uncompensated hours off per year for sick leave.
Part-time employees – those who work fewer than 40 hours per week shall accrue compensated time off in increments proportional to that accrued by full-time employees. Employees are eligible to use accrued paid time off after the first six months of employment. Unused accrued time off carries over until it reaches a maximum of 192 hours, after which the employer shall provide a cash payment once every 30 days for accrued compensated time off over the maximum.
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