The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Labor and Employment Issues

Oct 5, 2020 - These funds come primarily from Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) lawsuit settlement proceeds. Under state law, PAGA allows employees to sue their employers to collect a share of penalties associated with labor l aw violations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4274

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - Employers in both the public and private sectors commonly conduct regular compensation studies to monitor changes in the labor market. A well-designed compensation study can be a valuable tool that provides a number of benefits that we identified in a 2023 analysis , including: allowing an employer to assess its competitiveness in the labor market, evaluating whether limited
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

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

Jun 27, 2025 - CalHR ’s compensation study compares wages and total compensation offered by the state with wages and total compensation offered by local government, federal government, and private sector employers across the state as well as within five distinct regions (San Francisco Bay Area Region, San Diego County, Sacramento Region, Los Angeles Region, and All Other Counties).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - Bureau of Labor Statistics and the California Employment Development Department on large public and private sector employers, and data regarding federal payroll from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians)

Sep 7, 2023 - The study compared the state ’s total compensation with that provided by other employers to similar employees in the private sector in all cases and the private sector as well as local government in the case of Dentists.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4801

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - State Attorney Compensation State Attorney Compensation Continues to Lag Local Government and Private Sector Counterparts. In our 2019 analysis of a past Unit 2 agreement, we discussed that CalHR and other compensation studies had identified a lag between Unit 2 classifications and similar employees who work for local governments or the private sector.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4619

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - These hazards will threaten public health, safety, and well ‑ being —including from life ‑threatening events, damage to public and private property and infrastructure, and impaired natural resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Federal Paid Leave for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 - Due to various exemptions, H.R.  6201 probably does not apply to between 50  percent and 75  percent of private-sector employees in California. (Private-sector employees make up 80  percent of the state ’s workforce.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4212

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - Many different entities operate incubators, including universities; nonprofit organizations; and private, for ‑profit entities. Some incubators focus on specific industries. For  example, according to the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - (When the Labor Commissioner chooses to investigate the claim, the private litigation may not proceed.) Due to budgetary constraints, the state has typically investigated fewer than 1  percent of PAGA notices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101