The 2021-22 May Revision: Golden State Stimulus 2

May 18, 2021 - As shown in Figure  2 below, the second round of payments proposed by the Governor includes three different one-time payments: (1) $600 to taxpayers who did not receive the first round $600 payment, (2)  an additional $500 payment to families who claim a dependent (typically a child), and (3)  a separate $500 payment to ITIN filers who claim a dependent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4435

State Options to Expand Unemployment Benefits

Apr 9, 2020 - Add State Dollars on Top of Federal $600. Another option to increase UI benefits would be to establish a state add-on to the $600 across-the-board benefit provided under H.R. 748. According to the EDD, a flat add-on would be easier to implement than adjusting state benefit formulas, as outlined above.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4219

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Workers and Employers

Apr 5, 2022 - Roughly $600  million of these costs are anticipated to be reimbursed by the federal government. 2021‑22 Budget Included $600 Million in Regional Grants for Economic Resilience. The 2021‑22 budget included $600 million in one‑time federal American Recovery Plan Act funds for regional partnerships to plan for and implement economic transition strategies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4587

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 18

Aug 12, 2022 - The agreement would provide four payments, each up to $600, over the course of the term of the agreement. The payments would be made in January 2023, August, 2023, January 2024, and August 2024. Over the course of the agreement, employees could receive up to $2,400 from these payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4617

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

Mar 23, 2020 - Under H.R. 748, all UI recipients received an additional $600 per week on top of their typical UI benefit. The enhanced benefit is the same for all recipients and does not depend on a worker ’s past earnings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4208

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - The Governor ’s budget provides a total of $1.2  billion over two years ($600  million in 2022 ‑23 and $600  million in 2023 ‑24) for a new goods movement infrastructure program to be administered by CalSTA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

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

Sep 1, 2023 - The agreement would provide six payments, each up to $600, over the course of the term of the agreement. The payments would be made in January 2024, August 2024, January 2025, August 2025, January 2026, and August 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4798

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - Commencing the first day of the pay period following ratification, the agreement would provide $600 per month to employees who are assigned full time to a Resident Post. The administration ’s estimates assume that 123 rank-and-file employees would receive this payment and 19 excluded employees would receive the payment —increasing annual state costs by about $1.8  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - The benefit certainly is not the largest benefit earned by state employees, but at up to $600 per year per employee, it reasonably has become an expected part of state employees ’ compensation. State law has required our office to review labor agreements since the enactment of Chapter  499 of 2005 (SB  621, Speier).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

The 2022-23 Budget: Assessing Proposals to Address Unemployment Insurance Fraud

Feb 15, 2022 - In response to the pandemic, the federal government expanded the UI  program to include self ‑employed workers —under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program —and provided an additional $600  per  week on top of all  UI  payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542