San Diego County Lodging Association v. The City of San Diego
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SAN DIEGO COUNTY LODGING Case No.: 20-cv-2151-WQH-MDD
ASSOCIATION,
ORDER
Plaintiff, 13 v.
THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO,
15 Defendant. 16 HAYES, Judge: The matter before the Court is the Motion to Intervene filed by Proposed Intervenor Unite Here Local 30. (ECF No. 13). I. BACKGROUND On November 3, 2020, Plaintiffs San Diego County Lodging Association (“SDCLA”) and California Employment Law Council (“CELC”) filed a Complaint against Defendant The City of San Diego (“City”). (ECF No. 1). Plaintiffs allege that on September 8, 2020, the City passed the “City of San Diego COVID-19 Building Service and Hotel Worker Recall Ordinance” (the “Ordinance”). (Id. ¶¶ 1, 11). Plaintiffs allege that the Ordinance requires that owners of hotels with at least 200 guest rooms offer employees laid off after March 4, 2020, their old position, or a similar position, before hiring new applicants. Plaintiffs allege that the Ordinance requires that when two or more workers are entitled to the…