The 2022-23 Budget: State Payments on the Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

Feb 15, 2022 - Under the low ‑cost scenario, employment quickly returns to pre ‑pandemic levels and interest rates remain historically low for the entire period. Under the high ‑cost scenario, the state ’s full economic recovery is delayed several years, and interest rates paid on the UI loans increase gradually over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4543

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

Feb 10, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Creating a New Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages The 2021-22 Budget Creating a New Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages The Governor ’s budget for 2021 ‑ 22 p roposes to consolidate state workforce programs under a new Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4361

The 2018-19 Budget: Statewide Prison to Employment Initiative

Mar 12, 2018 - Local workforce development boards (local boards) operate roughly 200 one-stop job centers in California. In these centers, known as America ’s Job Centers of California (AJCCs), jobseekers can search online job databases, take courses on resume building, receive individualized career counseling, enroll in career-focused coursework, and participate in on-the-job training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3781

Revisiting the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Insolvency

Sep 30, 2016 - As described in previous posts, the UI program provides weekly benefits, funded through payroll tax contributions paid by employers, to workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3503/3

State Options to Expand Unemployment Benefits

Apr 9, 2020 - Some workers are circumstantially ineligible —for instance, a recent college graduate who is on the job market but has no earnings history or a newly self-employed worker who has not yet filed a self-employment tax return.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4219

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

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The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - State jobs are categorized into more than 4,500 specific classifications. Each classification establishes the minimum qualifications necessary for the job and the salary ranges available to employees in the classification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

The 2018-19 Budget: Meeting Workforce Demand for Certified Nursing Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Apr 27, 2018 - Allocating ETP funds for on-the-job training after individuals have earned their CNA certification, however, would not advance the state ’s goals of producing more CNAs. (Historically, ETP has focused on on-the-job training rather than initial certification training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3815

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

Feb 11, 2020 - 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. Finally, employees have certain job protections —for example, taking time off due to illness, a short-term disability, or to bond with a new child.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4151

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Labor and Employment Issues

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