Workers' comp class code · Lodging
Class code 9050 — Hotels, Motels & Short-Term Residential Housing (California)
California's own bureau classification for hotel, motel and short-term residential housing operations.
California does not use the NCCI manual. Its rating bureau publishes its own classification for hotels, motels and short-term residential housing, numbered 9050, and California lodging employers generally report hotel payroll there rather than under the NCCI codes used in most other states.
The California bureau has explained that short-term residential housing in this class means units rented for no more than 30 consecutive days, which is how vacation rentals and timeshare properties can fall within it. It also amended the class in 2021 so that recreation and leisure operations run with a hotel — such as spas, health clubs, golf courses and similar amenities — are classified separately rather than folded into the lodging code.
For a California resort or full-service hotel, that means payroll is often split across several classes: the core lodging staff in 9050, spa and bath staff in their own spa classification, and other leisure operations wherever the bureau places them. Getting that split right at the start avoids an unpleasant audit adjustment later.
What code 9050 typically includes
- Front desk, housekeeping and maintenance staff at California hotels and motels
- Staff of short-term residential housing rented for 30 consecutive days or less
- Lodging operations of vacation rental and timeshare properties described by the California bureau
- Bell, door and guest-service staff
Codes this one gets confused with
9052 — Hotel — All Other Employees & Drivers
9052 is the NCCI hotel class used in most other states; California lodging is classified under the California bureau’s own system.
See code 90529054 — Spas or Baths (California)
Since the 2021 amendment, spa and bath operations run with a California hotel are classified separately from lodging staff.
See code 9054What this code means for your premium
California publishes advisory pure premium rates for each class and updates them periodically; the final rate depends on each carrier’s filing and your experience modification.
Check your coverageClassification is not final until a carrier assigns it. Code numbers, wording and exceptions vary by state and rating bureau — several states run their own bureaus. This page is general reference written in our own words; your carrier's underwriter assigns the code based on your actual operations and payroll records.
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