State Options to Expand Unemployment Benefits [Publication Details]

Apr 9, 2020 - State Options to Expand Unemployment Benefits [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4219

Overview of Employment Development Department Response to COVID-19 [Publication Details]

Aug 24, 2020 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration Hon. Jim Cooper, Chair
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4265

The 2021-22 Budget: Creating a New Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2021 - Furthermore, reorganizing a portion of the Employment Development Department during the pandemic poses potentially serious risks to the state's efforts to eliminate the growing backlog of unemployment insurance claims that have not been distributed to workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4361

Overview of Employment Development Department Response to COVID-19 [Publication Details]

Jul 30, 2020 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration Hon. Jim Cooper, Chair
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4259

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Labor and Employment Issues

Oct 5, 2020 - The state ’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) oversees these entities and works to set policy and coordinate programs. Major Labor and Employment Issues One-Time Transfer of Labor Law Penalties to General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4274

Repaying the State’s Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan [Publication Details]

May 26, 2021 - In this post, we (1) provide an overview of the state’s UI system financing, (2) highlight how the pandemic affected the UI system, (3) look ahead to upcoming costs to employers and the state to repay the federal UI loan, and (4) assess the Governor’s proposed $1.1 billion pre-payment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4442

COVID-19: Unemployment Insurance for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 23, 2020 - When this occurs, the federal government provides a loan to the state to allow EDD to continue to issue benefits. In general, the state must pay interest on these loans. These interest payments must be made from the state General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4208

Cal Facts 2018 [Publication Details]

Dec 6, 2018 - With a state as big, as populous, and as complex as California, quickly summarizing how its economy or state budget works is impossible. Instead, Cal Facts is a visual guide—using a variety of different charts—to the state's economy, revenues, and major program trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3905

Recent Changes to State and County IHSS Wage and Benefit Costs

Dec 14, 2018 - Beginning in 2019, the state participation cap will increase at the same time the state minimum wage increases. Specifically, once state min imum wage equals or exceeds $12.00 per hour, the state participation cap will always “float above, ” or exceed, the state minimum wage by $1.10.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3913

Recent Changes to State and County IHSS Wage and Benefit Costs [Publication Details]

Dec 14, 2018 - Recent Changes to State and County IHSS Wage and Benefit Costs [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3913