PUBLIC HOUSEKEEPING TRAINING.
Los Angeles Municipal Code § 182.22
in effectSEC. 182.22. PUBLIC HOUSEKEEPING TRAINING.
(Added by Ord. No. 188,610, Eff. 9/8/25, Oper. 12/1/25.)
A. The Division, or designee, shall establish a process whereby the City will certify and designate at least one “Public Housekeeping Training Organization”. The certification and designation of a Public Housekeeping Training Organization shall be carried out by the Division or its designee.
B. A Hotel Employer shall ensure that each Hotel Worker who works as a Room Attendant attends a “Public Housekeeping Training” during which the Hotel worker shall receive their applicable wage rate from the Hotel Employer. The training shall be paid for by the Hotel Employer and provided by a Public Housekeeping Training Organization that is approved and certified by the Division.
C. To be certified as a designated Public Housekeeping Training Organization, the organization shall meet the requirements set forth by the Division, or designee, including, but not be limited to, the following:
1. The Public Housekeeping Training Organization must have experience providing training to hotel workers or immigrant low-wage workers, utilize interactive teaching strategies that engage across multiple literacy levels, and provide trainers and educators who are culturally competent and fluent in the language or languages that hotel workers understand.
2. The “Public Housekeeping Training” should include no less than six hours of training, including live and interactive instruction, on the following elements, except that the Division, or designee, may determine that any element below is separately and sufficiently required by State or local law, in which case the element may be eliminated and the total training time reduced accordingly:
a. Hotel Worker rights and Hotel Employer responsibilities under Article 2 of Chapter XVIII of this Code;
b. Best practices for identifying and responding to suspected instances of Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, or Violent or Threatening Conduct;
c. Best practices for effective cleaning techniques to prevent the spread of disease;
d. Best practices for identifying and avoiding insect or vermin infestations; and
e. Best practices for identifying and responding to the presence of other potential criminal activity.
3. A Public Housekeeping Training Organization may coordinate with a Hotel Employer to ensure that training content aligns where appropriate with the Hotel Employer’s policies and procedures. Ultimate discretion regarding training content shall remain with a Public Housekeeping Training Organization, subject to requirements set forth by the Division, or designee.
4. A Public Housekeeping Training Organization shall promptly issue a “Public Housekeeping Certificate” to any person who successfully completes its Public Housekeeping Training. A Public Housekeeping Certificate shall be valid for a period of five years.
D. A Hotel Employer shall document compliance with the training requirement set forth in this section by completing and signing a form as required by the City to certify that the training was conducted in accordance with this article.
E. A Public Housekeeping Training Organization that provides such training shall submit a report to the Division within five days of a training to document the date on which the training was held and the names of all Hotel Workers who received Public Housekeeping Certificates.
F. No Hotel Employer shall employ a Hotel Worker to work as a Room Attendant for more than 120 days unless the Hotel Worker presents the Hotel Employer with a valid Public Housekeeping Certificate. For the sake of clarity, a Hotel Employer shall, within 120 days of expiration of a Hotel Worker’s Public Housekeeping Certificate, ensure that the Hotel Worker attends a new “Public Housekeeping Training.” Failure of a Hotel Employer to provide the specified Public Housekeeping Training in this subsection or in Subsection B., above, shall not be grounds for terminating the employment or contract work of a Hotel Worker.
G. Each Hotel Employer shall retain records sufficient to demonstrate compliance with this section for a period of five years, including a copy of a valid Public Housekeeping Certificate for each Hotel Worker then assigned to work as a Room Attendant.
Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/lamc/0-0-0-429388Fetched: 10/24/2026