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CC - (1) Discussion of Emergency Protections for Hospitality Workers Related to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19); and (2) Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: March 26, 2020
Contact Person/Dept: Ashley Hefner/Community Development Department
Phone Number: 310-253-5744
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (03/25/2020)
Department Approval: John M. Nachbar, City Manager (03/24/2020)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) discuss emergency protections for hospitality workers related to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19); and (2) provide direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
UNITE HERE Local 11, a union group, has requested the City Council consider enacting emergency protections for hospitality workers related to the COVID-19 emergency. The protections are intended to allow them to (1) be safe if they continue to work during the Coronavirus pandemic; and (2) receive a preference in rehiring if they are subject to layoffs due to this emergency.
Union representatives provided emergency action proposals from hospitality workers responding to the Coronavirus outbreak (Attachment 1) and a Hospitality Workplace Protection Ordinance (Attachment 2) for City Council to consider. The proposals include provisions for prevention, control of layoffs, public health training, and enforcement/ strengthening of short term rental laws. The ordinance outlines provisions on the fair discharge and recall of workers, worker retention, measures to facilitate handwashing, notice of workers' rights, supersession of a bona fide collective bargaining agreement, and prohibit...
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