Oakland, California Passes Ballot Measure Targeting Hotel Employers and Creating New Enforcement Mechanisms for Employment-Related Ordinances

Voters in Oakland, California recently approved ballot “Measure Z,” titled the “Oakland Minimum Wage Charter Amendment.” The measure imposes new minimum wages and employment standards for some hotel workers, authorizes the City to administratively enforce its employment standards through investigations and penalties, and will create a Department of Workplace and Employment Standards (DWES) to carry out such enforcement activities.