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

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

Revisiting the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Insolvency

Sep 30, 2016 - Seasonality plays a significant role in the relatively high rate of UI benefit receipt in certain industries such as agriculture and construction. Workers in these industries are much more likely to be regularly out of work, leading to greater total UI benefit claims.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3503/1

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Workers and Employers

Apr 5, 2022 - The Legislature may want to consider whether the state should play a more proactive role in ensuring state labor standards adequately protect workers from the hazards that various climate change impacts present.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4587

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - Unlike salary-driven benefits, salary plays no role in determining the value of non-salary-driven benefits earned by employees. The most common type of benefits in this category, like those described below, are insurance plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

The 2016-17 Budget: Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act Resources

Mar 25, 2016 - However, we believe that the Legislature has an important role to play in considering when employers should be granted relief from penalties imposed for violating labor law, and under what terms this relief should be granted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3403

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: Funding Plan May Not Meet Principle of “Shared Responsibility”

Feb 2, 2016 - Depending upon how investment and other actuarial experience plays out, changes to the funding plan might be necessary to ensure the funding plan matches legislative intent. Specifically, if investments generally meet CalSTRS ’ assumptions, the Legislature may need to increase the state ’s contribution to ensure the state shares in the costs of addressing CalSTRS ’ unfunded liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3337

Unit 8 (Firefighters) MOU Analysis

Aug 26, 2022 - Part of that collective bargaining process is that the Legislature plays the key role in determining whether or not to ratify an agreement. Jamming the Legislature and minimizing public scrutiny of labor agreements before legislative consideration prevents the Leg islature and public from fully understanding the implications of the agreements before they become law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4621

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - We recognize that such an action would have shortfalls (for example, the Legislature would play no direct role in determining how reductions are applied); however, we think it would be simpler and have a greater likelihood of achieving a larger sh are of the assumed savings in 2024 ‑25 while the administration identifies specific reductions to propose for the 2025 ‑26 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - These partnerships —also referred to as “innovation hubs ” —play a similar role to incubators by providing promising businesses mentorship opportunities, technical assistance, and start ‑up funding. These partnerships also tend to include incubators.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538