Glendale Worker Protections (2026)
Local pay and leave rules for people who work in Glendale, California, with the official city source for each — plus the state rules that still apply.
Short answer: Hotels with 60 or more rooms must pay workers at least the Los Angeles hotel worker rate: $25.00 per hour from July 1, 2026, $27.50 from July 1, 2027 and $30.00 from July 1, 2028, then adjusted for inflation from July 1, 2029. Glendale Hotel Workers Protection Ordinance (Ordinance No. 5991)
| Local minimum wage | No local minimum wage for most workers — state rate applies ($16.90 per hour in 2026; $17.40 from January 1, 2027). Glendale sets a separate wage for workers at larger hotels only (see below). |
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| California state minimum wage | $16.90 per hour for all employers, effective January 1, 2026. Higher minimum wages apply to fast food workers and certain health care workers, and many cities and counties have their own higher local minimum wage; employers must pay whichever rate is highest. Scheduled increase: the statewide minimum wage rises to $17.40 per hour on January 1, 2027 (DIR News Release 2026-66: https://www.dir.ca.gov/DIRNews/2026/2026-66.html). The rate is adjusted each year for inflation, capped at 3.5% per year, and cannot go down. |
| Hotel worker minimum wage | Hotels with 60 or more rooms must pay workers at least the Los Angeles hotel worker rate: $25.00 per hour from July 1, 2026, $27.50 from July 1, 2027 and $30.00 from July 1, 2028, then adjusted for inflation from July 1, 2029. Los Angeles's health benefit requirement does not apply in Glendale. |
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