{"id":27391,"date":"2025-01-15T00:51:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T00:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/business\/legal\/olympic-sized-wages-la-city-council-takes-next-steps-on-olympic-wage-ordinance\/"},"modified":"2025-01-15T00:51:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T00:51:12","slug":"olympic-sized-wages-la-city-council-takes-next-steps-on-olympic-wage-ordinance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=27391","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Sized Wages: LA City Council Takes Next Steps on “Olympic Wage” Ordinance"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/p>\n

\n

Seyfarth Synopsis: <\/em><\/strong>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 <\/em>draft ordinance<\/em><\/a> to amend the Living Wage Ordinance and the Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance in 2025.\u00a0 If the City Council approves of the City Attorney\u2019s draft ordinance, the proposed wage increases will make a splash across the tourism industry leading up to the Games.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n

The ordinance, dubbed the \u201cOlympic Wage Ordinance,\u201d would amend the Los Angeles Living Wage Ordinance<\/a> (LWO) and the Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance <\/a>(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.<\/p>\n

Who On The Team Is Covered?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Minimum Wage Timeline<\/strong><\/p>\n

Under the proposed ordinance, eligible employees will take the gold with a minimum wage of $30 by 2028.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Olympic Wage Ordinance would increase hotel and airport workers\u2019 minimum wage by $2.50 each year as follows:<\/p>\n