Los Angeles Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Raise Takes Effect Sept. 8

Sept. 9, 2025, 5:57 PM UTC

Los Angeles’ minimum wage increase for hotel and airport workers took effect Sept. 8 after a petition against the increase failed, according to a Sept. 8 press release from the city clerk.

Ordinance 188610 raises the hourly minimum wage for hotel and airport workers to $30 by 2028. It was scheduled to take effect on June 29, but a referendum petition was filed against the ordinance, suspending it while the petition was under review.

The Los Angeles Office of the City Clerk determined Sept. 8 that the petition was insufficient because it did not contain enough valid voter signatures, according ...

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