Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings

Jul 11, 2025 - Control Section 3.90 of the 2025-26 budget (as added by Chapter 5 of 2025 [AB 102, Gabriel]) established an expectation of the Legislature that all 21 of the state’s bargaining units would meet and confer in good faith with the administration before July 1, 2025 to achieve savings assumed in the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5063

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

Feb 15, 2022 - The state hired ID.me to confirm workers ’ identities using so ‑called “one ‑to ‑one ” face matching; that is, when a computer algorithm matches the photo or video submitted by the worker to the worker ’s identification card.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

The 2016-17 Budget: Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act Resources

Mar 25, 2016 - Reject Proposed Language Allowing DIR to Create Ad Hoc Temporary Amnesty Programs. We recommend rejecting proposed language to grant DIR the authority to create temporary amnesty programs on an ad hoc basis, in favor of reviewing proposals for such programs on a case-by-case basis through the regular legislative policy process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3403

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

Mar 23, 2020 - In December, 2020, H.R. 133 re-instituted the weekly $300 added benefit for January 1, 2021 to March  14, 2021. On March  11, 2021, H.R. 1319 extended the weekly $300 added benefit through September 6, 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4208

California's Other Budget Deficit: The Unemployment Insurance Fund Insolvency - California's Other Budget Deficit--The Unemployment Insurance Fund Insolvency [Video]

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video California 's Other Budget Deficit--The Unemployment Insurance Fund Insolvency October 20, 2010 In this short video, Todd Bland, Director of the Social Services Section at the LAO discusses the report "California 's Other Budget Deficit: The Unemployment Insurance Fund Insolvency. "
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Industry Wage Growth in California - Industry Wage Growth in California [Video]

Industry Wage Growth in California - Industry Wage Growth in California [Video] Search LAO Videos Industry Wage Growth in California November 8, 2017 In this video, Senior Fiscal and Policy Analyst Ann Hollingshead describes the trends in wages in California industries between 1990 and 2016.
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A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: Recent Policy Change Increases District Rates

Feb 2, 2016 - Because the funding plan ’s key calculation makes the district share relatively insensitive to changes in assets, the bulk of added unfunded liabilities under this scenario would instead be assigned to the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3338

The 2015-16 Budget: Health Benefits for Retired State Employees - Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Recommendations [Video]

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Recommendations March 16, 2015
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The 2015-16 Budget: Health Benefits for Retired State Employees - Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Background [Video]

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Background March 16, 2015
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Summary of State Collective Bargaining Agreements - Summary of State Collective Bargaining Agreements [Video]

Summary of State Collective Bargaining Agreements - Summary of State Collective Bargaining Agreements [Video] To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Summary of State Collective Bargaining Agreements August 31, 2011 In this short video, fiscal and policy
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