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2 January 2025

Wage And Benefit Enhancements Underway For City Of Los Angeles Airport And Hotel Employees

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Recently, the Los Angeles City Council approved a motion to amend the Living Wage Ordinance (LWO) and the Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance (HWMO), which will impact airport and hospitality workers, respectively.
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Recently, the Los Angeles City Council approved a motion to amend the Living Wage Ordinance (LWO) and the Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance (HWMO), which will impact airport and hospitality workers, respectively. On December 11, 2024, the City Council approved a draft ordinance and directed the City Attorney to prepare a formal draft ordinance for the City Council's final approval. The ordinance will likely be finalized in early 2025.

Currently, the LWO for airport employees is $19.28 per hour or 25.23 if health benefits are not provided and the HWMO is $20.32 per hour.

The draft ordinance proposes an annual increase of the hourly wage under the LWO and HWMO as follows

Date Rate
July 1, 2025 $22.50
July 1, 2026 $25.00
July 1, 2027 $27.50
July 1, 2028 $30.00

The draft ordinance also provides for a health payment of $8.35 an hour commencing on July 1, 2025. This is an increase from the current $5.95 per hour under the LWO and would be a new benefit for most hotel workers. The health care benefit for hotel workers would be applied as it is under the LWO. And then starting July 1, 2026, the health care benefit would be adjusted by the percentage increase, if any, in the California Department of Managed Healthcare's Large Group Aggregate Rates report.

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