The City of Long Beach recently passed an ordinance that imposes new staffing and operational requirements on grocery and drug stores using self-service checkout (“SCO”) systems. The law, Ordinance No. ORD-25-0010, was approved on August 21, 2025, and goes into effect September 21, 2025.
For this week’s Friday’s Five, here are the five key points business owners should know and why employers need to understand the dynamics at issue here:
1. Who is Covered?
The ordinance applies to two types of retail establishments operating within the City of Long Beach:
Food Retail Establishments:
The ordinance defines Food Retail Establishments as:
“retail store that is either: (1) over fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet in size and sells primarily household foodstuff for offsite including fresh produce, meats, poultry, fish, deli products, dairy products, canned foods, dry foods, beverages, baked foods and/or prepared foods (other household supplies or products are secondary to the primary purpose of food sales); or (2) over eighty-five thousand (85,000) square feet and with ten percent (10%) of their sales floor area dedicated to the sale of non-taxable merchandise including the sale of fresh produce, meats, poultry, fish, deli products, dairy products, canned foods, dry foods, beverages, baked foods and/or prepared foods.”
Drug Retail Establishments:
The ordinance defines Drug Retail Establishments as:
“retail store that sells a variety of prescription and nonprescription...
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