ARTICLE ___ - LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE AND SERVICE CONTRACTOR
WORKER RETENTION ORDINANCE
Unless otherwise exempt in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, this
contract is subject to the applicable provisions of the Living Wage Ordinance (LWO),
Section 10.37 et seq. of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, as amended from time to
time, and the Service Contractor Worker Retention Ordinance (SCWRO), Section 10.36
et seq., of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, as amended from time to time.
1. CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT assures payment of a minimum initial wage rate to
employees as defined in the LWO and as may be adjusted each July 1 and provision
of benefits as defined in the LWO.
2. CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT further pledges that it will comply with federal law
proscribing retaliation for union organizing and will not retaliate for activities related
to the LWO. CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT shall require each of its Subcontractors
within the meaning of the LWO to pledge to comply with the terms of federal law
proscribing retaliation for union organizing. CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT shall
deliver the executed pledges from each such Subcontractor to the City within ninety
(90) days of the execution of the Subcontract. CONTRACTOR’S/CONSULTANT’S
delivery of executed pledges from each such Subcontractor shall fully discharge the
obligation of the CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT to comply with the provision in the
LWO contained in Section 10.37.6(c) concerning compliance with such federal law.
3. The CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT, whether an employer, as defined in the LWO,
or any other person employing individuals, shall not discharge, reduce in
compensation, or otherwise discriminate against any employee for complaining to
the City with regard to the employer’s compliance or anticipated compliance with the
LWO, for opposing any practice proscribed by the LWO, for participating in
proceedings related to the LWO, for seeking to enforce his or her rights under the
LWO by any lawful means, or otherwise asserting right