Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

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State Options to Expand Unemployment Benefits

Apr 9, 2020 - Weekly benefit amounts could be set based on each worker ’s most recent tax return or other proof of income. In many cases, however, ineligible workers have no way to show prior earnings. This likely is true for undocumented workers who work informally and do not file income tax returns using an Individual Tax Identification Number.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4219

Federal Paid Leave for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

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The 2018-19 Budget: Statewide Prison to Employment Initiative

Mar 12, 2018 - These include programs operated by the Employment Development Department; the California Community Colleges; the California Department of Education, which oversees adult education; and the Department of Social Services, which oversees jobs programs in the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids program (the state ’s cash assistance program for low-income families) and CalFresh (the state ’s food benefit program for low-income households).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3781

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

Mar 23, 2020 - An existing program in California, known as the Work Sharing Program, allows employers to request for their employees to receive partial UI benefits to help cover the income they lose as a result of reduced work hours.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4208

The 2021-22 May Revision: Golden State Stimulus 2

May 18, 2021 - Background Substantial Job Losses Among Low-Income Workers. The pandemic has led to devastating job losses, which have been concentrated among California ’s low-wage workers. As of March  2021, more than 80  percent of unemployed workers live in households with below-average annual income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4435

Savings Plus Program: An Optional Retirement Benefit for State Employees

Mar 14, 2017 - This ratio is a person ’s expected retirement income expressed as a percentage of the income the person earned before retirement. If a person ’s replacement ratio exceeds a given target, he or she is more likely to have enough income to maintain his or her preretirement standard of living.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3616

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - In general, lower-income workers would need a higher replacement ratio because they would be expected to spend a higher proportion of their income on food, clothing, housing, transportation, health care, and other essentials.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Of this amount, $ 300  m illion would be allocated to the state ’s existing low ‑income housing tax credit program, which provides funding to builders of low ‑income affordable housing. The remaining $ 200  m illion would be allocated to a new program targeting housing development for households with higher ‑income levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

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