Federal Paid Leave for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 - Under paid family leave, most workers receive 60  percent of their normal weekly earnings. Third, workers who are themselves sick or quarantined may be eligible for state short-term disability insurance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4212

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - The product of negotiations at the bargaining table is a labor agreement referred to as a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The MOU establishes the terms and conditions of employment for employees represented by a particular bargaining unit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

COVID-19: Unemployment Insurance for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 23, 2020 - As a point of reference, during the Great Recession, the state ’s federal UI loan balance peaked at $10.3  billion at the end of 2012 and the state General Fund paid a total of $1.4  billion in interest on these loans over a period of eight years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4208

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - As such, the normal cost for the benefit earned by employees is the best estimate of the value of the employer-provided benefits earned today by employees and therefore the best way to compare pension benefits across employers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: Background

Feb 2, 2016 - In this series, we refer to CalSTRS members as “teachers ” for simplicity. Full Funding a Key Goal of Pension Policy. A pension system is fully funded when assets are sufficient to cover benefits already earned by employees and retirees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3332

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s CalPERS Borrowing Proposal

May 16, 2017 - The CAAP consists of eight actuaries and was established in statute in 2008 to provide public agencies with impartial and independent information on pensions, retiree health benefits, and best practices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3673

State Options to Expand Unemployment Benefits

Apr 9, 2020 - These estimate reflect the best information available right now. However, conditions are changing rapidly. Our estimates are, therefore, subject to significant uncertainty. Background State ’s Existing UI Benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4219

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 12 (Craft and Maintenance)

Jun 27, 2025 - Maintaining regular and full payments to prefund the benefit is the best option to meet the policy goal of fully funding the benefit. Budget Three-Party Budget Deal Assumes Savings from State Employee Compensation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 18 (Psychiatric Technicians)

Jan 9, 2020 - Past legislation aimed at establishing prohibitions or limitations on the state ’s ability to use mandatory overtime have been vetoed by past governors under the premise that it is an issue best handled at the bargaining table.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4134

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - Under state law, vacation or annual leave is considered a form of wages that is vested when earned. As such, employers cannot adopt a “use it or lose it ” policy for earned employee vacation and annual leave whereby unused vacation or annual leave above a certain level is forfeited at the end of the year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061