GARCIA v. FOUR POINTS SHERATON LAX
Filed 9/8/10
IN
THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND
APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION
THREE
MARCO
GARCIA et al.,
Plaintiffs and Appellants,
v.
FOUR
POINTS SHERATON LAX et al.,
Defendants and Respondents.
[And
related consolidated appeals.]
B210720 (c/w B210716, B210719,
B210726 & B210730)
(Los Angeles County
Super. Ct. Nos. BC377059, BC377060,
BC377062, BC377063 & BC377065)
STORY CONTINUE FROM
PART I….
1.
Are Rational
The Ordinance drew the line at
hotels with 50 or more guest rooms located in the business area designated as
the Corridor. (LAMC, § 184.01, subd. (B).) These
distinctions are rationally related to a legislative purpose.
Hotels contend the line should have
been drawn at all LAX-area hotels, especially since the purpose of the
Ordinance is â€
| Description | In this appeal, we address the validity of the Hotel Service Charge Reform Ordinance (Ordinance) enacted by the City of Los Angeles (the City), requiring non-unionized hotels in the Century Corridor near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to pass along mandatory service charges to workers who render the services for which the charges have been collected. The Ordinance is based upon the City's determination that LAX-area hotels reap economic benefits from their location and have the responsibility and ability to pay these workers a decent compensation. Service workers have seen their income decline as a result of the hotels' practice of imposing mandatory service charges because patrons assume these charges are paid to the workers and therefore do not leave them a gratuity. |
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