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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Feb. 3, 2016

9th Circuit panel not about to strike down L.A. living wage law

Panel skeptical of argument National Labor Relations Act preempts a city hotel worker wage floor

By Matthew Blake
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A federal appellate panel on Monday dimly viewed business groups' argument that a city of Los Angeles minimum wage for some hotel workers is so pro-union it's illegal.

Representing the American Hotel and Lodging Association and Asian American Hotel Owners Association, Michael Starr, a partner at Holland & Knight LLP, said the National Labor Relations Act pre-empts a $15.37 an hour minimum wag...

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