US EditionLA Passes $30 Minimum Wage for Hotel, Airport Workers
- The Los Angeles City Council voted 12-3 to approve a minimum wage increase for airport and hotel workers, set to reach $30 per hour by 2028, starting with $22.50 in July 2025.
- Employers will need to provide $8.35 per hour for healthcare costs starting in January 2026.
- While union officials praised the increase, industry leaders warned it could cause job losses, higher consumer costs, and business closures.
- The ordinance will return for a second vote on May 23, with concerns about its economic impact and implementation being raised by council members.
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Los Angeles approves $30 minimum wage for airport, hotel workers
"My concern remains that we are on a path to having the highest-paid unemployed workforce in the country, where wages go up, but job opportunities disappear," said council member Monica Rodriguez, who voted against the measure.
LA City Council Votes 12-3 to Give Hotel, Airport Workers $30/Hour Minimum Wage by 2028 – California Globe
In a 12-3 vote on Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council approved a minimum wage hike for airport and hotel workers, with the goal of it reaching $30 an hour by 2028 in time for the Olympics. According to the Olympic Wage ordinance, the minimum wage for airport and hotel workers is set to go up to $22.50 an hour in July, with it going up by $2.50 every July until July 2028, when it will peak at $30 an hour. In addition, employers will also be r…
LATax: $30 Minimum Wage Vote Is a Blow to LA’s Economic Future
In response to the Los Angeles City Council approving an increase of the minimum wage for hotel and airport workers, bowing again to the pressure from organized labor unions. The Los Angeles County Taxpayers Association, LATax, condemns this council action and calls on Mayor Bass to reverse the decision. LATax released this statement: The Los Angeles City Council’s 12–3 vote to raise the minimum wage for hotel and airport workers to $30 per hour…
Los Angeles Preliminarily Approves Minimum Wage Increase for Hotel and Airport Workers
LOS ANGELES—An ordinance to increase the minimum wage for Los Angeles hotel and airport workers—reaching $30 an hour by 2028—a plan hoteliers and some business owners warned will threaten an already unstable industry, is headed back to the City Council for a second vote later this month. In a 12–3 vote on May 14, council members authorized updates to the city’s Living Wage and Hotel Workers Minimum Wage ordinances, which regulate the minimum wag…
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