The 2021-22 May Revision: Golden State Stimulus 2

May 18, 2021 - During the summer of 2020, the state regularly distributed $5  billion in UI benefits per week (for comparison, under normal conditions, the state typically distributes about $100  million per week).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4435

State Options to Expand Unemployment Benefits

Apr 9, 2020 - The state could increase all UI benefits by $100 per week, boosting benefits to between $740 and $1,150 per week. We estimate that this option would cost roughly $1  billion per month. Options to Assist Workers Who Are Ineligible for Unemployment Insurance Many workers are not eligible for UI benefits, despite the expanded UI eligibility included in H.R. 748.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4219

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - The final option to consider is reversing or narrowing the Todd case ruling that allows multiple pre ‑existing conditions to be stacked, thereby making it easier to obtain 100  percent permanent disability benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 18

Aug 12, 2022 - The proposed agreement increases the amount of reimbursement that employees may receive for their costs related to mass transit and vanpools from 75  percent to 100  percent —up to the maximum monthly exclusion amount allowed by the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4617

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Apr 4, 2016 - As shown in Figure  2, the administration estimates that the proposed agreement will increase state costs by nearly $600  million per year by 2018-19 —virtually all coming from the state ’s General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3409

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 10 (Professional Scientists) and 18 (Psychiatric Technician)

Sep 9, 2025 - Effective the first day of the pay period following ratification, the monthly bilingual pay differential would increase from $100 to $200. Increases State Contributions to Active Employee Health Premiums.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

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

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 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

Unit 9 (Professional Engineers) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - The proposed agreement increases from $100 to $250 the reimbursement Unit 9 members may receive for paying the dues of one or more job-related professional society or organization. Long-Term Differential.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4620