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

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

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Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program Benefits No Longer Aligned With Schedule Established by Legislature Significant Share of All Major Workplace Injuries File an SIBTF Claim.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

Federal Paid Leave for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 - Doing so will provide most workers a longer period of paid time off and allow them to save accrued sick leave under AB  1522 or employer policies for future needs. Federal Paid Leave Not Available to Independent Contractors, Even Those Who Are Employees Under State Law...
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4212

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 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

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

Jul 14, 2025 - The largest factors driving these cost increases have been (1)  the rapid growth in health premiums and (2)  the growing number of people receiving the benefit as more employees retire and people live longer in retirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

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

Feb 15, 2022 - (After the publication of this report, the IRS reinstated its use of ID.me, but with added safeguards.) New Anti ‑Fraud Proposals No Longer Needed and Run Counter to Strike Team Recommendations. Moving forward at this time with additional layers of fraud protection is not necessary because (1)  recent fraud was concentrated in temporary federal benefit programs
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - The largest factors driving these cost increases have been (1)  the rapid growth in health premiums and (2)  the growing number of people receiving the benefit as more employees retire and people live longer in retirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061