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

Feb 15, 2022 - Consulting contract with Executive Information Systems to improve reporting of potentially fraudulent activity and crossmatching that data with Department of State Hospitals patient data or California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation  records.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Retirement Security Factors That Affect Retirement Security. The amount of money that a person can expect to need in retirement depends on a variety of factors that are unique to the individual ’s circumstance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

Savings Plus Program: An Optional Retirement Benefit for State Employees

Mar 14, 2017 - As we discuss below, SPP provides these employees with an important opportunity to save money for their retirement and improve their financial security in retirement. However, data suggest that these employees may be less likely to save money in SPP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3616

Federal Paid Leave for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 - Based on nationwide data, roughly half of California private-sector employees work for businesses of this size. Second, as noted above, businesses with fewer than 50  employees may seek an exemption from the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4212

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - Social Security and Medicare. Not all state employees earn Social Security benefits. Notably, peace officers and firefighters do not earn these benefits. Most state employees earn Medicare. The benefit levels and employer and employee contributions towards Social Security and Medicare are determined by the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

The 2017-18 Budget: Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)

Feb 17, 2017 - No Long-Term Lease Secured for Los Angeles Regional Office. The Department of General Services (DGS) has not been able to secure a lease for PERB to relocate its Los Angeles regional office —currently located in Glendale.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3566

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21

Jan 10, 2017 - While we understand that CalPERS soon will reconsider the 7.3  percent investment return (discount) rate used in this valuation, the data in Figure  3 does, as far as we can tell, represent the normal costs known to the administration as it started bargaining.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3520

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - In addition, electronic location tracking could be used for operational efficiency, safety, and security; however, such data could not be the sole basis for disciplinary action unless an employee ’s driving behavior or vehicle use constitutes cause for disciplinary action as defined by Section 19572 of the Government Code.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Sep 12, 2019 - The payment would be subject to Medicare and Social Security payroll deductions, but would not be subject to CalPERS pension contributions. At the time of this publication, whether or not union dues would be deducted from the payment was not clear.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4095

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - Data on Which Proposal Is Premised Has at Least One Glitch. The vacancy data used by the administration to estimate the savings assumed in the budget are maintained by SCO. While these data are the best available for statewide vacancies and position authority, we did identify one significant glitch in the data when we spot checked them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888