Revisiting the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Insolvency

Sep 30, 2016 - UI Program Is Financed Through Employer Tax Contributions. Employers pay both state and federal UI payroll taxes. State UI taxes are deposited into the state ’s UI trust fund to pay for benefits to unemployed workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3503/3

Revisiting the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Insolvency [Publication Details]

Sep 30, 2016 - In this series of four online posts, we (1) examine the current condition of the UI trust fund and how it may change in the near future, (2) provide context on who pays UI taxes and how much they pay, (3) assess the extent to which the UI trust fund is prepared for the next economic downturn, and (4) look at potential steps the Legislature could take should it wish to increase reserves in the trust fund as a means to address the fiscal impacts of the next economic downturn.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3503

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 2 (Attorneys and Hearing Officers)

Aug 29, 2016 - These leave cash outs are subject to Medicare and Social Security payroll taxes but do not affect employees ’ pension benefits. The administration assumes that departments will absorb these costs within existing departmental resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3495

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 7 (Protective Services and Public Safety)

Jun 24, 2016 - These leave cash outs are subject to Medicare payroll taxes but do not affect employees ’ pension benefits. The administration assumes that departments would absorb these costs within existing departmental resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3486

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 12 (Craft and Maintenance)

Jun 10, 2016 - These leave cash outs are subject to Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes but do not affect employees ’ pension benefits. The administration assumes that departments would absorb these costs within existing departmental resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3482

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Apr 4, 2016 - These leave cash outs are subject to Medicare payroll taxes but do not affect employees ’ pension benefits. The administration assumes that departments would absorb these costs within existing departmental resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3409

State "Pickup" of Employee Retirement Contributions [Publication Details]

Jan 1, 1985 - The state Department of Personnel Administration (DPA) is in the process of implementing administratively a federal tax provision allowing the state to "pick up" mandatory employee retirement contributions. Implementation of the pickup program would result in increased take-home pay to state employees—due primarily to reduced federal tax liabilities—at no direct cost to the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2030

Industry Wage Growth in California - Industry Wage Growth in California [Video]

For a fuller discussion of these trends, read our California Economy and Taxes blog post Industry Wage Growth in California .  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Industry Wage Growth in California November 8, 2017
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=112