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

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 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

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

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

Jan 14, 2019 - The Governor proposes $ 300  m illion General Fund in 2019 ‑20 for local governments to expand or develop emergency shelters, navigation centers, and supportive housing. The funding would be available to local governments that develop joint regional plans to address homelessness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - The budget also provides $ 600  m illion for two new grant programs: (1) $ 300  m illion for grants to help low ‑performing schools and districts improve their performance and (2) $ 300  m illion for schools that implement the community schools model —which typically integrates health, mental health, and other services for students and families and provides these services directly on school campuses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Other Issues)

Jun 19, 2015 - This total includes $300  million for systemwide capital projects, such as building bypasses, and $163  million for state operational activities (such as planning, analysis, levee maintenance, and equipment purchases).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3278

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

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - The two centers would also create additional capacity for 300 additiona l commercial drive tests per month. If the requested funding is approved, DMV expects the two new centers to open by spring 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

Unit 9 (Professional Engineers) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - The proposed agreement would provide a $300 monthly pay differential to all employees in the Transportation Surveyor, Caltrans classification (Class Code 3029 ). The agreement specifies that this pay differential shall not be considered as compensation for purposes of calculating retirement benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4620