Forum
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
2:14-cv-09603-AB-SS
Case Updates
District Court allows implementation of $15.37 minimum wage for Los Angeles hotels
May 13, 2015
The Court denied the hotel associations' motion for preliminary injunction, concluding the Wage Ordinance’s minimum wage provision does not compel preemption. Thus, Los Angeles hotel owners are required to pay the new $15.37-per-hour minimum wage when the ordinance goes into effect on July 1, 2015.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief
March 02, 2015
In the coalition brief, the Chamber argued that a Los Angeles minimum wage ordinance governing large hotels violates the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). The brief explains that, because the ordinance imposes a minimum wage of $15.37 but creates an exception for hotels that have a collective bargaining agreement, it effectively operates as a penalty for hotels that do not acquiesce in unionization efforts and is preempted by the NLRA.
The Chamber filed the brief jointly with the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace.
H. Christopher Bartolomucci of Bancroft PLLC represented the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as co-counsel to the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.
Case Documents
- U.S. Chamber, et al. Amicus Brief -- AHLA v. L.A. (CA District Court).pdf
- L.A.'s Reply to Motion for Preliminary Injunctioon -- AHLA v. L.A. (CA District Court).pdf
- Supplemental Brief Opposing Motion for Preliminary Injunctioon -- AHLA v. L.A. (CA District Court).pdf
- Objection and Reply to Unauthorized Brief Opposing Motion for Preliminary Injunctioon -- AHLA v. L.A. (CA District Court).pdf
- Order -- AHLA v. L.A. (CA District Court).pdf