Local Ordinance, Hotels, State and Local Government

City of Los Angeles Hotel Workers’ Minimum Wage Increase Put on Hold

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/2/2025

The City of Los Angeles has put the minimum wage increase for hotel workers on hold. Certain provisions were to take effect on July 1, 2025. This decision comes after a referendum petition against the ordinance was filed...more

City Planning Holds First Public Hearing for its Citywide Hotel Special Permit Text

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/2/2021

In follow up to the New York City Department of City Planning’s (DCP), January 22nd, public hearing on the Draft Scope of Work for the City’s proposed Hotel Special Permit text amendment, there were several speakers both in...more

California Lawmakers Impose “Right of Recall” Provisions on Hotel Employers

Stokes Wagner on 9/2/2020

Yesterday, California lawmakers passed Assembly Bill 3216, which establishes “Recall Rights” and a “Right of Retention” for laid-off employees. California employers must offer laid-off employees in writing by mail, email, and...more

Hospitality Employers Take Note: Numerous Local Increases to the Minimum Wage Take Effect Now

Epstein Becker & Green on 1/3/2020

…With the start of the New Year, employers in the hospitality sector should prepare for new state- and local- minimum wage increases for their non-exempt employees. To help multi-jurisdictional employers easily navigate...more

Short-Term Rental Update: Short-term rental operator Lyric raises $160m; Fannie Mae-backed mortgages allowed for short-term...

Foster Garvey PC on 5/3/2019

This week’s Short-Term Rental Update features a number of interesting topics, including these highlights...more

Oakland, California Passes Ballot Measure Targeting Hotel Employers and Creating New Enforcement Mechanisms for Employment-Related...

Littler on 11/21/2018

Voters in Oakland, California recently approved ballot "Measure Z," titled the "Oakland Minimum Wage Charter Amendment." The measure imposes new minimum wages and employment standards for some hotel workers, authorizes the...more

Hotel California: Annual Minimum Wage Increases Take Place on July 1st

Littler on 7/2/2018

The California cities of Santa Monica, Long Beach, and Los Angeles each mandate a separate minimum wage payable to hotel workers. The rates adjust annually on July 1. Below is a summary of the new rates, effective July 1,...more

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