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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

Introduced
2024-07-02
Last changed
2026-05-13
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

Hugo Soto-Martínez and Katy Yaroslavsky introduced this motion to expand the Fair Work Week Ordinance beyond retail and food service to specifically protect fast food employees through advance notice of schedules, paid time off provisions, and restrictions on mandatory in-person training. The Economic Development and Jobs Committee approved it as amended in March 2025, and Council adopted it on April 2, 2025 with a 7-8-0 vote (subject to reconsideration). A Chief Legislative Analyst report and community impact statement were filed in spring 2026.

Full summary

This motion expands Los Angeles's existing Fair Work Week protections to fast food business employees, adding new workplace standards around scheduling predictability, paid time off, and training requirements. The ordinance aims to provide workers in the fast food sector greater schedule stability and advance notice of work shifts, along with provisions ensuring paid time off and limiting employers' ability to mandate unpaid in-person training. The motion was introduced on July 2, 2024, by Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez and Katy Yaroslavsky, with support from Curren D. Price, Jr. and others. It was initially referred to the Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee, then rereferred in October 2024 to the Economic, Community Development and Jobs Committee, and again rereferred in December 2024 to the Economic Development and Jobs Committee, where substantive review and amendments took place. The Economic Development and Jobs Committee approved the motion as amended on March 4, 2025. Council considered it on April 2, 2025, adopting it with amendments offered by Councilmembers Rodriguez and Lee (Amending Motion 28A) and Soto-Martinez and Price (Amending Motion 28C). The final vote was 7-8-0, and the action became final on April 4, 2025. The motion was adopted subject to reconsideration under Council Rule 51. Subsequently, a Chief Legislative Analyst report (25-04-0292) was prepared in April 2026 and referred to the Economic Development and Jobs Committee. An Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council Community Impact Statement was submitted in May 2026, indicating ongoing community engagement with the measure's implementation or refinement.

Activity (11)

  • 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.

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