Labor/Employment
Oct. 2, 2026
Self-checkout restrictions open a new lane for lawsuits
California cities are increasingly regulating self-checkout lanes, raising broader questions about private enforcement, employer liability and the growing patchwork of local business regulations.
Alaya B. Meyers
Shareholder
Littler Mendelson PC
Phone: (949) 705-3000
Email: ameyers@littler.com
Northwestern Univ SOL; Chicago IL
Last year, in a measure intended to help curb retail theft and protect public safety, the City of Long Beach implemented a "Self-Service Staffing Requirements Ordinance," ORD-25-0010. That ordinance, effective Sept. 11, 2025, requires grocery and drug retailers who provide self-checkout lanes to, among other things: (1) assign an employee/staff member to supervise the self-checkout process, (2) maintain a staffed/traditional checkout if also using self-checkout registers, (3) hav...
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