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

Feb 15, 2022 - Short ‑Term vs. Long ‑Term Strategies. The  current supply chain disruptions are the result of both short ‑term issues, such as greater consumer demand, as well as long ‑term issues, such as the capacity and resilience of the goods movement system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

Federal Paid Leave for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 - Allows Exclusion of Small Businesses and Certain Health and Emergency Employees. H.R.  6201 allows employers to exclude healthcare workers and emergency responders from paid family and medical leave.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4212

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Workers and Employers

Apr 5, 2022 - Chapter 322 of 2021 (AB 73, Rivas) includes farmworkers in the definition of essential workers as it pertains to health emergencies, including during wildfire smoke events. Under this bill, farmworkers, as essential workers, must receive PPE from the state stockpile in a health emergency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4587

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - Furthermore, any legislative changes will require close monitoring to ensure they have the desired effect and to correct any unintended consequences that emerge in  practice. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Labor and Employment Issues

Oct 5, 2020 - Other employees would be eligible for the state supplemental two week paid sick leave program if they are: (1)  healthcare workers, (2)  emergency responders and public safety personnel, and (3)  employees of businesses with more than 500 employees nationwide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4274

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 10 (Professional Scientists) and 18 (Psychiatric Technician)

Sep 9, 2025 - When there are not enough psychiatric technicians scheduled to adequately provide care to patients —either due to lack of resources, unexpected absences, scheduling error, emergency, or other causes —the state may require staff to work overtime.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

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

Jun 19, 2015 - Chapter  1, Statutes of 2015 (AB  91, Committee on Budget) —the emergency drought legislation passed in March  2015 —included $660  million (primarily from Proposition  1E) for flood protection projects in urban and rural areas, as well as for grants to local governments for local flood protection activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3278

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 14, 2024 - Effective the pay period following ratification or November 1, 2024, whichever is later, the agreement would provide $50 to employees who are not in a designated Paramedic position but maintain an Emergency Medical Technician —Paramedic license in good standing for each day that they work voluntary overtime behind a designated Paramedic position vacancy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4919

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

Jan 14, 2019 - FPL = federal poverty level; IHSS = In ‑Home Supportive Services; OES = Office of Emergency Services; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; and CDCR = California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - Additionally, once incubators are developed, it is difficult to prove that the affected entrepreneurs and businesses would not have otherwise emerged through other avenues. Proposal Lacks Key Detail.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538