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  • LA passes $30 tourism wage, hotels say they’ll convert to homeless shelters

    12/13/2024 5:37:57 AM PST · by blueplum · 70 replies
    The Center Square via msn ^ | 12 Dec 2024 | Kenneth Schrupp
    (The Center Square) - Los Angeles City council voted to pass a $30 minimum wage for hotel and airport workers, along with an additional healthcare benefit starting at $8.35 per hour for employees of businesses that do not provide health insurance. Businesses say the large spike in wages will lead to closures, scaling back employees, and hotels backing out of agreements put in place for the 2028 Olympics — and could threaten the city budget.... Hotels say the new wage increase is unaffordable, especially with income for many hotels flat as other costs rise, and could leave some with no...