EXEMPTION; LIMITED WAIVER FOR CERTAIN HOTEL EMPLOYERS.
Los Angeles Municipal Code § 182.23
in effectSEC. 182.23. EXEMPTION; LIMITED WAIVER FOR CERTAIN HOTEL EMPLOYERS.
(Added by Ord. No. 188,610, Eff. 9/8/25, Oper. 12/1/25.)
A. Waiver application. The Division, or designee, shall grant a waiver from the Public Housekeeping Training requirement in Section 182.22, above, to any Hotel Employer who demonstrates that compliance would require the Hotel Employer, in order to avoid bankruptcy or a shutdown of the Hotel Employer’s hotel, to reduce its workforce by more than 20 percent or curtail its hotel workers’ total hours by more than 30 percent. The Division, or designee, shall grant such a waiver only after reviewing a Hotel Employer’s financial condition at the Hotel Employer’s expense. A waiver granted under this section shall be valid for no more than one year. A decision by the Division, or designee, to grant or deny a request for waiver under this section may be appealed to a hearing examiner in accordance with established city practices for hearing examiner review.
B. Notice of waiver application. Prior to submitting a waiver application pursuant to this section, a Hotel Employer shall provide written notice of the waiver application to all Hotel Workers who work as Room Attendants. Within three days of receiving a waiver determination from the Division, or designee, under this section, a Hotel Employer shall provide written notice of the determination to all Room Attendants employed by the Hotel Employer.
Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/lamc/0-0-0-429353Fetched: 10/24/2026