The 2018-19 Budget: Meeting Workforce Demand for Certified Nursing Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Apr 27, 2018 - State Regulations Set Time Frames for DPH to Process Applications. Current state regulations require DPH to respond to applicants for new CNA training programs and new CNA certifications within set time frames.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3815

The 2017-18 Budget: Funding Public Works Labor Enforcement

Mar 3, 2017 - Awarding Body Outreach and Contractor Registration Compliance Unclear Whether Outreach to Awarding Bodies Would, on Its Own, Increase Compliance and Fee Revenue. To the extent that some awarding bodies are not sufficiently verifying contractor compliance with the registration requirement, conducting outreach relative to awarding responsibilities
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3603

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - The goals of the outreach effort are to (1)  improve labor law compliance among individuals and families who employ domestic workers in their home and (2)  increase domestic workers ’ awareness of their employment protections under state law and how to recover unpaid wages from their employer if labor law violations occur.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

The 2017-18 Budget: Increased Staffing for Labor Standards Enforcement

Mar 3, 2017 - The DLSE should also describe how it uses information about complaints and the outcomes of investigations to identify trends in compliance by industries, types of violations, size and ownership of business establishments, and other factors that would allow DLSE to dynamically adjust its enforcement approach going forward to maximize improved compliance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3602

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Workers and Employers

Apr 5, 2022 - The  regulation mandates N95 mask use in the workplace when the AQI for PM 2.5 exceeds 250 unless other safety conditions are met. Legislature Directed Cal/OSHA to Regulate Indoor Heat Exposure. Chapter 839 of 2016 (SB 1167, Mendoza) required the Cal/OSHA Standards Board to issue indoor heat illness prevention regulations by January 1, 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4587

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of Labor and Employment Programs

Jan 22, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of Labor and Employment Programs Background California ’s major labor and employment programs provide work-related services and benefits to its residents, enforce its employment laws, oversee its workers ’ compensation system, and regulate its workplace safety and health.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4139

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Aug 28, 2018 - The memo indicated that CalHR “is working to enhance its capability to oversee and manage the state’s leave programs” and that CalHR expects to be able to “enforce employee leave program laws, rules, and policies” as well as “audit/monitor departments’ leave balance systems and compliance efforts.”
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3880

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

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Absent the suspensions, the budget would face an operating deficit in 2023 ‑ 24 o f nearly $ 2  b illion Large Operating Deficits Could Emerge Depending on Recently Proposed Federal Regulations. In late 2019, the federal government released draft regulations with significant implications for state General Fund costs related to the Medi ‑Cal program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

Mar 25, 2016 - The general intent of PAGA is to allow employees to pursue civil penalties through the legal system when LWDA and related state agencies do not have the resources to do so, with a goal of increasing the deterrent effect of the civil penalties and compliance with labor law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3403