Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Significant declines—or potential permanent extinctions—of the state’s native fish species represent not just a loss of public trust natural resources, but also impair the state’s fishing industry and economy, as well as dispossess some of California’s Native American communities of essential elements of their tribal culture.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - The final option to consider is reversing or narrowing the Todd case ruling that allows multiple pre ‑existing conditions to be stacked, thereby making it easier to obtain 100  percent permanent disability benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

Revisiting the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Insolvency

Sep 30, 2016 - These amounts varied substantially in 2013-14, from an average of 1.6  percent in the accommodation and food services industry to an average of 11.6  percent in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing and hunting industry.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3503/1

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

Jun 19, 2015 - Most of this funding —$178  million —is for watershed protection and restoration projects administered by state conservancies ($103  million), the Wildlife Conservation Board ($39  million), and the Department of Fish and Wildlife ($37  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3278

The 2020-21 Budget: Staffing to Address New Independent Contractor Test

Feb 11, 2020 - State law requires that employers follow rules about employee wages, hours, and breaks. These rules set the state minimum hourly wage and when rest and meal breaks must be provided. Employers also must provide certain benefits, including having insurance to cover on-the-job injuries, reimbursing employees for job expenses, and contributing to unemployment insurance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4151

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Sep 4, 2015 - These provisions could limit future Legislatures’ ability to reduce the state’s costs for retiree health benefits depending on how these provisions are interpreted by the courts under the strict "California Rule" of public retirement law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3296

The 2021-22 Budget: Creating a New Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages

Feb 10, 2021 - Reorganizations pursued through the statutory process, on the other hand, are exempt from the reviews required under the executive reorganization process and instead most follow the current rules associated with passing budget trailer bill legislation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4361

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000)

Sep 7, 2023 - About two-thirds of the unit work for either the Department of Fish and Wildlife or Caltrans. Unit 14: Printing and Allied Trades. Employees work as printing trade specialists, graphic designers, and bookbinders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4799

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Although the overall amount of these payments are required under the state ’s constitutional rules, the Legislature has the discretion to change the allocation of these funds to different eligible purposes. $2   Billion in Reserve Deposit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientists)

Aug 28, 2018 - A bill to ratify a proposed labor agreement is subject to this 72-hour rule. Consequently, in order to be ratified before the end of session, this agreement must be presented in bill form no later than August 28 th , further reducing the period of time for our analysis and legislative consideration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3881