The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - Proposition 2 Proposition   2 Contains Annual Debt Payment Requirement. Proposition  2 created new rules regarding: (1)  deposits into the state ’s rainy ‑day fund and (2)  accelerating payments toward certain eligible debts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis [Publication Details]

Aug 25, 2022 - Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4619

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis August 25, 2022 Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis On August 22, 2022, our office received a proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the state and Bargaining Unit 2 (Attorneys and Hearing Officers).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4619

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Labor and Employment Issues

Oct 5, 2020 - (Drivers who deliver food for app-based delivery services are eligible.) Other employees would be eligible for the state supplemental two week paid sick leave program if they are: (1)  healthcare workers, (2)  emergency responders and public safety personnel, and (3)  employees of businesses with more than 500 employees nationwide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4274

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - While the fiscal impact of this reauthorization would be small in the budget window —an estimated $300  million in 2023 ‑ 24 —the effect would be much larger in future years, rising to roughly $2  billion in General Fund savings as early as 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

Mar 23, 2020 - During September and October 2020, under a FEMA-funded program called “lost wages assistance, ” UI recipients received an additional $300 weekly for up to six weeks. In December, 2020, H.R. 133 re-instituted the weekly $300 added benefit for January 1, 2021 to March  14, 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4208

The 2021-22 Budget: Interest Payment on Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

Feb 10, 2021 - As a Result, Governor ’s Budget Overstates Interest Payment by Roughly $300   Million. We estimate the state ’s first interest payment on federal UI loans will total roughly $ 260  m illion. This amount is roughly $ 300  m illion less than the amount estimated by the administration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4360

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

Sep 9, 2025 - Figure 2 Administration ’s Estimated Fiscal Effect of Proposed Unit 10 Agreement (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - On net, the administration estimates that the agreement would reduce state costs in 2025-26 and 2026-27 by less than $1  million (Figure  2). Figure 2 Administration ’s Estimated Fiscal Effect of Proposed Unit 8 Agreement (In Millions) Extension of Terms to Excluded Employees a — ‑$0.7 a This is an indirect cost that would result from the agreement being ratified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

Federal Paid Leave for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 - As a result, some California workers, including those who work for app-based companies, may be employees under California law but independent contractors under federal law. These workers likely are not eligible to receive employer-paid federal leave benefits under H.R.  6201.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4212