City Of West Hollywood: City Seeks Public Input Regarding Draft Minimum Wage Administrative Regulations

Press release from the City of West Hollywood:

February 01, 2022 1:21 PM

The City of West Hollywood has opened a public comment period to gather input regarding newly released draft Minimum Wage Administrative Regulations that aim to provide West Hollywood employees and employers clarification about implementing the City’s Minimum Wage Ordinance. Draft Minimum Wage Administrative Regulations consist of guidance related to payment of citywide minimum wage; compensated and uncompensated leave; application of a one-year waiver; and service charges. 

West Hollywood employees and employers are urged to review the draft Minimum Wage Administrative Regulations document and to submit public comments in the sidebar using the comment tool. The public comment period is open until Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. The document link is posted on the City’s Minimum Wage website area under the “Draft Administrative Regulations for Public Comment” section at www.weho.org/wage. Additionally, the document can be accessed through a direct Adobe link, which is posted at https://assets.adobe.com/public/d2a18d43-a640-43d9-5bc5-68e0777d304b.

Community members who cannot submit an electronic public comment may, as an alternative, send a public comment by email to business@weho.org prior to the Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. deadline. Public comments will be collected by City staff and will be incorporated into recommendations for consideration by the West Hollywood City Council.

The City Council of the City of West Hollywood approved an Ordinance on November 15, 2021 establishing a citywide minimum wage and guaranteed leave provisions. The Ordinance created a hotel worker minimum wage of $17.64 per hour beginning on January 1, 2022, and a phased approach for minimum wage increases for large businesses and small businesses starting on January 1, 2022 with adjustments every six months to create consistency in the minimum wage citywide by July 1, 2023. Starting on July 1, 2023, the citywide minimum wage for all businesses will be $17.64 (plus two cost of living adjustments as part of the phased schedule for increases).

To assist employers, employees, and the community at large with detailed information regarding the Minimum Wage Ordinance, the City has created a Minimum Wage website area at www.weho.org/wage. This area includes required legal notices, waiver application, frequently asked questions, resources, and more.

For more information, please contact the City of West Hollywood’s Business Development Division at (323) 848-6460 or at business@weho.org. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing, please call TTY (323) 848-6496.

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This press release was produced by the City of West Hollywood. The views expressed here are the author’s own.