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Los Angeles Fair Work Week Ordinance / Protections Expansion / Fast Food Business Employees / In-Person Training / Paid Time Off

Council File 19-0229-S2

Approved — the city expanded worker protections for fast food employees, including advance scheduling and paid time off, and the ordinance passed Council in April 2025. A follow-up analyst report is now under committee review.

Introduced
2024-07-02
Last changed
2026-06-03
Status
open
Expires
2028-04-22
Committee
Economic Development and Jobs Committee
Mover
HUGO SOTO­-MARTÍNEZ
Second
CURREN D. PRICE
References
Chief Legislative Analyst Report: 25-04-0292

Brief

Councilmembers Soto-Martinez and Yaroslavsky, co-seconded by Price, moved to strengthen protections for fast food workers by mandating advance schedule notice, paid time off accrual, and compensation for mandatory training time. The measure advanced through multiple committee reassignments and was approved by the Economic Development and Jobs Committee on March 4, 2025. Council adopted the ordinance on April 2, 2025, with amendments from Rodriguez and Lee (28A) and Soto-Martinez and Price (28C), by a 7-8-0 vote. The file remains open as of June 2026, with recent department review and ongoing neighborhood council engagement.

Full summary

In July 2024, Soto-Martinez and Yaroslavsky, co-seconded by Curren D. Price Jr., moved to expand Los Angeles's Fair Work Week Ordinance by adding new protections for fast food business employees. The proposed additions include mandates for providing schedules with advance notice, accruing paid time off for employees, and requiring employers to compensate workers for time spent in mandatory in-person training sessions. The motion was initially referred to the Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee, then rerouted to the Economic, Community Development and Jobs Committee in October 2024, and again to the Economic Development and Jobs Committee in December 2024 following committee reorganization. The committee approved the measure as amended on March 4, 2025. Council adopted the ordinance on April 2, 2025, with two amending motions: one by Rodriguez and Lee (28A) and another by Soto-Martinez and Price (28C). The vote was 7-8-0, with Council Rule 51 allowing for reconsideration. Council action was marked final on April 4, 2025. As of June 2026, the file remains technically open. A Chief Legislative Analyst report dated April 22, 2026, was referred to the Economic Development and Jobs Committee on April 23, 2026. Community Impact Statements have been submitted by the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council and Echo Park Neighborhood Council, indicating ongoing community engagement on the expanded protections.

Activity (12)

  • 2026-06-03 Community Impact Statement submitted by Echo Park Neighborhood Council .
  • 2026-05-13 Community Impact Statement submitted by Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council.
  • 2026-04-23 Chief Legislative Analyst document(s) referred to Economic Development and Jobs Committee.
  • 2026-04-22 Document submitted by Chief Legislative Analyst, dated April 22, 2026.
  • 2025-04-04 Council action final.
  • 2025-04-02 Council adopted as amended by Amending Motions 28A (Rodriguez - Lee) and 28C (Soto-Martinez - Price), subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2025-03-28 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on April 2, 2025.
  • 2025-03-04 Economic Development and Jobs Committee approved as amended .
  • 2025-02-28 Economic Development and Jobs Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on March 4, 2025.
  • 2024-12-13 Council rereferred item to Economic Development and Jobs Committee, pursuant to Council Action of December 13, 2024, Council File No. 24-2000.
  • 2024-10-08 Council rereferred item to Economic, Community Development and Jobs Committee, pursuant to Council Action of October 8, 2024, Council File No. 23-2000-S4.
  • 2024-07-02 Motion referred to Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee.

Documents (63)

Council votes (1)

  • 2025-04-02 Vote — 7-8-0 · Regular

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