San Jose's 2020 Hotel Worker Right of Recall ordinance and California SB-93 require hotel operators to offer laid-off workers their old jobs back when positions reopen. Recalls go to laid-off workers in seniority order before new hires, with private right of action for violations.
After pandemic-era layoffs, San Jose adopted a Hotel Worker Right of Recall ordinance in 2020 covering hotels with 50 or more rooms inside city limits. The ordinance requires that when a covered position becomes available, the operator must offer it first in seniority order to qualified laid-off workers from before the closure or reduction in force. California then enacted SB-93 in 2021 (Labor Code §2810.8), creating a parallel statewide right of recall for hotel, event, airport, and building service workers laid off during the COVID emergency. Operators must keep records of laid-off workers, send written recall notices, and document refusals. Workers have a private right of action and may also file with the California Labor Commissioner.
Failure to offer recall before hiring new workers triggers SB-93 civil actions with reinstatement, back pay, damages, and attorneys' fees. The Labor Commissioner may assess penalties up to $500 per worker per day; SJ ordinance adds local enforcement.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
San Jose, CA
San Jose Municipal Code Title 7 (Animal Care and Control) requires dogs in public places, city parks, and trails to be on a leash no longer than six feet, re...
San Jose, CA
San Jose imposes no general restriction on year-round lawn ornaments, statuary, or religious displays on private residential property. The sign code (SJMC Ch...
San Jose, CA
San Jose has no city ordinance specifically regulating residential inflatable holiday displays. Size, height, and motor noise are not restricted by the munic...
San Jose, CA
San Jose has no ordinance limiting the duration, brightness, or hours of residential holiday lighting. The general nuisance provisions in SJMC Title 6 and th...
San Jose, CA
A built-in outdoor kitchen in San Jose typically requires multiple permits: a building permit for any structural roof or counter exceeding the patio cover ex...
San Jose, CA
San Jose does not have a dedicated ordinance for backyard smokers, pellet grills, or wood-fired ovens. Use is governed by the multifamily balcony restriction...
See how San Jose's hotel worker retention rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.