Small, mostly non-union hotels with 100 rooms or fewer would be exempt from a key provision of the bill that would impose stricter licensing requirements on the hotel industry.
The bill, which is expected to be passed by the City Council next week, would exempt “mom and pop” hotels from a ban on outsourcing “core employees” such as front desk, cleaning and maintenance jobs to outside companies. It will be. Hiring workers directly.
Trade groups representing hotels in New York City asked for exemptions, and influential hotel unions and bill sponsor Rep. Julie Menin agreed to last-minute concessions, making passage next week all but certain.
“We were able to negotiate a final bill that addresses the concerns of hotels both large and small, allowing the hotel industry and its employees to thrive in New York.”
said Vijay Dandani, president and CEO of the New York City Hotel Association.
Menin, a Manhattan Democrat who chairs the Consumer Affairs Committee, said he is “thrilled” that the hotel licensing bill will be voted on Oct. 23 and passed with a supermajority.
“We have reached an agreement with the New York State Hotel Association and unions to address concerns about the potential impact on small, family-owned hotels.
“All core elements of the bill, including public safety, health, and worker protection provisions, still apply to all hotels. The only new change is that hotels with 100 or fewer rooms will have more flexibility regarding subcontracting. It's about becoming sexual,” she said.
Rich Maroko, president of the Hotel Trades Council, said the compromise achieves the goal of improving basic health, safety and quality standards for hotels.
The bill has undergone significant changes in the past few months after the hotel industry complained that the original draft rules would hit inns like a nuclear bomb and drive up costs.
