Seyfarth Synopsis: The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics is already bringing change to the city. On December 11, 2024, the Los Angeles City Council voted 12-3 to approve a draft ordinance to amend the Living Wage Ordinance and the Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance in 2025. If the City Council approves of the City Attorney's draft ordinance, the proposed wage increases will make a splash across the tourism industry leading up to the Games.
The ordinance, dubbed the "Olympic Wage Ordinance," would amend the Los Angeles Living Wage Ordinance (LWO) and the Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance (HWMO) to increase minimum wages for eligible employees incrementally each year up to $30 per hour by July 2028, just in time for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
The proposed Olympic Wage Ordinance would cover many Los Angeles tourism workers, including concessionaires, skycaps, and cabin cleaners, among others. Employees at hotels with at least 60 rooms would also benefit from the Ordinance.
Under the proposed ordinance, eligible employees will take the gold with a minimum wage of $30 by 2028.
The Olympic Wage Ordinance would increase hotel and airport workers' minimum wage by $2.50 each year as follows:
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