Los Angeles County Hotel Worker Protections
Effective April 1, 2026, Los Angeles County requires hotel worker protections in unincorporated areas. These protections include:
- Personal security device requirements;
- Hotel worker rights following violent or threatening conduct by a guest;
- Notice requirements for guests and employees;
- Limitations on room cleaning workloads; and
- Overtime limitations.
You can learn more about this here.
Employee Designation of Emergency Contact
By March 30, 2026, under the Workplace Know Your Rights Act, California employers must allow current employees and new employees upon hire to designate an emergency contact in case of certain arrests or detentions. If authorized by an employee, the employer must notify the emergency contact of the employee's arrest or detention that:
- Occurs on the worksite;
- Occurs during work hours and not on the worksite, but of which the employer has actual knowledge; or
- Occurs during the performance of the employee's job duties and not on the worksite, but of which the employer has actual knowledge.
As noted in last month’s FranklyHR, the law also created new written notice obligations for employers, effective February 1, 2026.