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 - The state SDI Fund (the account to which employer taxes are paid and from which benefits are paid) currently has about $3  billion in reserves. (Recent expansions to the Paid Family Leave program will result in a modest draw down of this reserve balance in 2020.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4219

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - Full Employer Costs Likely $2   Billion to $3   Billion Annually. Looking broadly at incoming claims each year, employers likely face lifetime SIBTF costs totaling $2  billion to $3  billion for each cohort of claims that injured workers submit each year.
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 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

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 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

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

Unit 9 (Professional Engineers) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - Specifically, (1)  effective July 1, 2022, all Unit 9 members would receive a 2.5  percent GSI; (2)  effective July 1, 2023, all Unit 9 members would receive a 3  percent GSI; and (3)  effective July 1, 2024 all Unit 9 members would receive a 2  percent GSI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4620

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - The proposed agreement would double the monthly bilingual, pay differential available to eligible Unit 10 employees from $100 to $200 per month. The administration indicates that around 65 employees represented by Unit 10 receive the bilingual pay differential.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918