Oakland Hotel Minimum Wage and Working Conditions

In 2018, Oakland voters passed Measure Z, which required hotels to pay a hotel minimum wage, set workload standards, and required panic buttons for worker safety.

Summary

The law (Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 5.93) applies to hotels with 50 or more rooms:

• Hotel Minimum Wage (Effective Jan. 1, 2026): $18.85 per hour with benefits and $25.14 per hour without benefits.
• Maximum Workload: 4,000 square feet of floorspace cleaned in 8 hours
• Consent is required for working over 10 hours
• Worker Safety: Panic buttons for housekeepers, room servers, and other hotel employees working alone in guest rooms or bathrooms.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

• Frequently Asked Questions (in English)
• Preguntas frecuentes (in Spanish)
• Các Thắc Mắc Thường Gặp (in Vietnamese)
• 常見問題 (in Chinese)

Regulations and Interpretive Guidance

• Regulations (in English)(PDF, 255KB)
• Reglamento (in Spanish)(PDF, 118KB)
• Quy định (in Vietnamese)(PDF, 299KB)
• 法規 (in Chinese)(PDF, 197KB)
• Interpretive Guidance Letter -Redacted(PDF, 141KB)