When a San Francisco hotel changes ownership or operator, the new employer must retain existing service workers for a 90-day transition period under Police Code Article 33F, evaluating performance only at the end.
Police Code Article 33F (the Displaced Worker Protection Ordinance, plus hotel-specific worker-retention rules) requires successor hotel employers to offer continued employment to qualifying non-managerial service workers for at least 90 days following a change in control. The successor must request a list of eligible workers from the predecessor, hire from that list in seniority order, and may only discharge for just cause during the transition. At the end of 90 days, the successor evaluates each retained worker and offers continued employment unless performance was unsatisfactory. The Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) investigates complaints and may order back pay and reinstatement.
Failing to offer retention, terminating without just cause during transition, or skipping seniority ordering exposes employers to OLSE back-pay orders, reinstatement, and civil penalties under Article 33F.
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