Federal Paid Leave for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 - Emergency Federal Leave Goes Further Than State ’s Leave Laws. Under state law, employees may take up to 12  weeks of unpaid job-protected leave to care for themselves or a family member who is ill. Regarding paid sick leave, in 2014, the state enacted Chapter  317 (AB  1522, Gonzalez), which requires employers to provide employees a minimum of three days paid sick leave.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4212

The 2020-21 Budget: Staffing to Address New Independent Contractor Test

Feb 11, 2020 - State rules set the type of work independent contractors can do. New State Law Limits Who Companies Can Hire as Independent Contractors. The state recently enacted AB  5, which limits what types of work businesses can hire independent contractors to do.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4151

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of Labor and Employment Programs

Jan 22, 2020 - The state ’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency oversees these entities and works to set policy and coordinate programs. Labor and Employment Program Budget. As shown in Figure  1, the Governor ’s budget proposes a total of $1  billion in state funding for labor and employment programs, including $148  million from the General Fund and $887  million from various state special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4139

The 2020-21 Budget: Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings [Publication Details]

Sep 9, 2020 - The budget assumes that employee compensation is reduced by up to 10 percent in 2020-21. This analysis provides a historical record of all the labor agreements between the state and its employees to reduce state costs in 2020-21 and—in most cases—2021-22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4267

The 2020-21 Budget: Improving the State's Unpaid Wage Claim Process

Feb 19, 2020 - Other options, including authorizing the Labor Commissioner to use new enforcement tools or establishing a fund to cover un collected wages in certain cases, would require careful consideration and changes to state law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4165

Addressing CalSTRS' Long-Term Funding Needs [Publication Details]

Mar 20, 2013 - Last year, the Legislature asked CalSTRS to submit a report detailing at least three options for addressing the unfunded liabilities of the pension system's Defined Benefit (DB) Program, which are now estimated by system actuaries to total about $70 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2710

The 2020-21 Budget: Improving the State's Unpaid Wage Claim Process [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: Improving the State's Unpaid Wage Claim Process [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/4165

COVID-19: Unemployment Insurance for Workers Impacted by COVID-19 [Publication Details]

Mar 23, 2020 - This post summarizes recent federal relief actions in the unemployment insurance program, discusses how these federal actions interact with current state programs, and highlight options the Legislature may want to pursue in responding to the ongoing crisis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4208

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions [Publication Details]

Oct 17, 2019 - The 2019-20 budget included significant augmentations and statutory changes in various other programs, including to support emergency services, the regulation of cannabis and alcoholic beverages, and construction and maintenance of state infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4101

The 2018-19 Budget: Statewide Prison to Employment Initiative

Mar 12, 2018 - In addition to distributing federal funds, the State Board also sets statewide workforce development policy. This policy is reflected in California ’s state workforce plan , which the State Board is required to prepare every five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3781