PENALTIES AND REMEDIES PAYABLE TO THE HOTEL WORKER.
Los Angeles Municipal Code § 186.08
in effectSEC. 186.08. PENALTIES AND REMEDIES PAYABLE TO THE HOTEL WORKER.
(Title and Section Amended by Ord. No. 188,610, Eff. 9/8/25.)
A. Civil Enforcement Action by Hotel Worker, City, or Third Parties. Any Hotel Worker aggrieved by a violation of this article, the City Attorney, or any other person or entity acting on behalf of the public as provided for under applicable state law, may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction against the Hotel Employer. A Hotel Worker or the City, upon prevailing, shall be entitled to such legal or equitable relief as may be appropriate to remedy the violation, including, without limitation, the payment or provision of any wages, health benefits, compensated time off, or Service Charges unlawfully withheld, the payment of penalties in the amount of up to $120 for each day that the violation occurred or continued, reinstatement in employment and/or injunctive relief, and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. Any other person or entity enforcing this article on behalf of the public as provided for under applicable state law, upon prevailing, shall be entitled only to equitable, injunctive and/or restitutionary relief, and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. Nothing in this article shall be interpreted as restricting, precluding, or otherwise limiting a separate or concurrent administrative action by the Division under Article 8 of Chapter XVIII, of this Code or a criminal prosecution under the Municipal Code or state law.
B. Restitution and Penalty Assessments by the Division Payable to the Hotel Worker. Every Hotel Employer who violates this article, or any portion thereof, shall be liable to the Hotel Worker whose rights were violated for any and all relief, including, but not limited to, the payment or provision to each Hotel Worker of wages, health benefits, time off, or Service Charges unlawfully withheld and an additional penalty of up to $120 per day that each of the violations occurred or continued. A violation for unlawfully withholding wages, health benefit payments, compensated time off, or Service Charges shall be deemed to continue from the date immediately following the date that the payments were due and payable as provided in Part 1 (commencing with Section 200) of Division 2 of the California Labor Code, to the date immediately preceding the date the amounts owed are paid in full. For retaliatory action by the Hotel Employer, the Hotel Worker shall be entitled to reinstatement and a trebling of all wages, health benefits, compensated time off, or Service Charges, and penalties owed.
Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/lamc/0-0-0-286252Fetched: 10/24/2026