City Council

(5) 14-1371-S13 ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Los Angeles Living Wage Ordinance (LWO) and the Los Angeles Hotel Worker Minimum (HWMO) Wage Ordinance. Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Price – Yaroslavsky – McOsker – et al.): INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) to report with an analysis, including the economic impacts, of amending the LWO and the HWMO to: Raise the hourly wage to $25 in 2023, and by $1 every year thereafter, to reach $30 an hour by 2028. Adjust the health care credit to meet the average cost of healthcare coverage, add minimum health benefit requirements including family coverage, and require transparency around health care payments. Ensure that workers receive all eligible paid time off and sick days under the LWO, HWMO, and the Citywide Minimum Wage. Add a Public Housekeeping Training requirement to the HWMO, similar to the ordinances in Santa Monica and West Hollywood. Clarify that enforcement of the LWO and HWMO Ordinances shall be conducted by the City's Office of Wage Standards. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance based on the above report.  AUTHORIZE the CLA, if necessary, to issue a competitive bid process to select, negotiate, and execute a study in connection with the LWO and HWMO as detailed above, with funding to be identified in a future Financial Status Report.