LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The Los Angeles City Council voted 12-3 Wednesday to increase the minimum wage for tourism workers at a more gradual rate and provide improved health care benefits, a move that comes as the region prepares to host several major sporting events in the coming years.
The City Attorney’s Office is expected to update the Living Wage and Hotel Workers Minimum Wage ordinances, which will come back to the City Council at a future date.
Under the proposal, the ordinances would be amended to boost hourly wages to $22.50 an hour by Feb. 1, 2025, increasing to $25 an hour by 2026, $27.50 by 2027, and $30 by 2028. Workers would also receive a health care benefit of $8.35 on a weekly basis, which takes into account the average cost…
