Federal Paid Leave for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 - After ten  days, an employer must provide a leave benefit equal to at least two-thirds of the employee ’s normal pay, up to $200 per day. Allows Exclusion of Small Businesses and Certain Health and Emergency Employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4212

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 18

Aug 12, 2022 - Effective the pay period following ratification of the agreement, the proposed MOU would provide Psychiatric Technicians and Senior Psychiatric Technicians at (1)  the Atascadero State Hospital a $400 per month pay differential and (2)  Coalinga, Napa, and Metropolitan State Hospitals a $200 per month pay differential.
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

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The Governor proposes $ 200  m illion General Fund for local governments that show progress toward developing shelters and housing for the homeless. Funding for Whole Person Care (WPC) Pilot Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 13 (Stationary Engineers)

Jun 24, 2022 - The proposed agreement would reclassify this payment as an allowance rather than a reimbursement and increase the amount employees receive to $200 each year. Active and Retiree Health Benefits Increases State ’s Flat Dollar Health Premium Contributions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4607

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - On average, the provision would increase these employees ’ monthly pay by about $200. The agreement would maintain the current policy that these payments are considered compensation for retirement purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - Under the current MOU, employees who work at San Quentin, Salinas Valley State Prison, and the Correctional Training Facility are eligible to receive $200 per month as a housing stipend. Effective the first day of the pay period following ratification, the proposed agreement specifies that Salinas Valley State Prison would no longer be eligible for the housing stipend.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

The 2020-21 Budget: Improving the State's Unpaid Wage Claim Process

Feb 19, 2020 - The administration expects the 50  percent staff increase to reduce claim duration by 50   percent —from 400 days to 200 days, as shown earlier in Figure  3. This probably overstates by how much the average claim duration will shorten.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4165

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 13 (Stationary Engineers)

Aug 26, 2019 - The agreement would provide (1) $100 per month to employees who are required to have an EPA Section 608 Technician Certification and (2) $200 per month to employees in the operator tunnels and tubes classification who are employed by the California Department of Transportation and assigned a position that regularly operates a vehicle that requires employees to maintain a Class A or B driver’s license.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4090

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