The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Labor and Employment Issues

Oct 5, 2020 - Under state law, PAGA allows employees to sue their employers to collect a share of penalties associated with labor l aw violations. Penalties and settlement awards from PAGA lawsuits are distributed 75  percent to the LWDF and 25  percent to the plaintiffs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4274

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians, Dentists, and Podiatrists)

Jul 14, 2025 - As of June 30, 2023, the state and Unit 16 have set aside $78 million to prefund the benefit and the unfunded liability associated with Unit 16 is $365 million. The most recent actuarial valuation of Unit 16 retiree health benefits (as of June 30, 2023) estimates that the Unit 16 funding plan is now on track to fully fund Unit 16 retiree health benefits by 2042.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s CalPERS Borrowing Proposal

May 16, 2017 - For much of the late 1990s and 2000s, the yield averaged around 6  percent, although it fell after the dot-com bust and ensuing recession in the early 2000s. After the rate fell in 2008, it has remained near zero as inflation and U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3673

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Under federal l aw, state and local government employers may continue to exclude some employees from Social Security coverage, but only if those employees are enrolled in a retirement plan that meets federal regulations requiring at least a specified level of benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800