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 most businesses to $15.96.

The city has a separate ordinance, the Hotel Worker Living Wage, which applies to hotel workers. Under this ordinance, hotel workers are defined as individuals whose primary place of employment is at one or more hotels and is employed directly by the hotel employer, or by a person who has contracted with the hotel employer to provide services at the hotel. The ordinance does not apply to employees in managerial and supervisory roles. Effective July 1, 2022, the hotel worker minimum wage is $18.17.

The Hotel Worker Living Wage applies to all hotels, not including Santa Monica’s youth hostels.

Paid Sick Leave

Santa Monica also has its own paid sick leave ordinance. Under the ordinance, small businesses (employ 25 or fewer employees in Santa Monica) must provide 40 hours of paid sick leave, and large businesses (employ 26 or more employees in Santa Monica) must provide 72 hours of paid sick leave.

Under the city’s ordinance, an employer may provide sick leave using an accrual method or front loading. If an employer uses the accrual method, the employer must allow accrued, unused sick leave to carry over annually up...

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