The 2017-18 Budget: Funding Public Works Labor Enforcement

Mar 3, 2017 - Over the years, challenges with the previous system of collecting fees on bond proceeds made it difficult for DL SE to generate sufficient revenue to maintain public works enforcement, requiring the SPWEF to receive loans from other special funds and the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3603

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - Some Evidence for Existing Shortage of Certain Care Economy Providers, Especially Within Certain Geographic Regions. There is some evidence that California is experiencing a shortage of certain care economy providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

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

Feb 15, 2022 - The administration notes that the campus would train new workers, consistent with the longstanding role of CWDB, but also would re ‑train existing workers on how to use emerging port technology (especially related to the adoption of low ‑ or zero ‑emission cargo handling equipment).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - Mindful of the state ’s limited capacity to immediately work through all backlogged claims, the Legislature could consider creating a fast ‑track process for especially urgent or severe cases. (Over the longer term, additional state staffing could be contemplated to work through the remaining claims.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - If these pay increases were extended to excluded employees affiliated with Unit 5, the pay increases would increa se annual state costs by around $300  million by 2026-27. Other Provisions Related to Pay Resident Post Incentive Pay.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6

Jun 14, 2019 - Consequently, ensuring that the rates in a bargaining agreement —especially if the agreement were a multiyear agreement —will result in employees and the state each paying one-half of the normal cost is difficult.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4078

Collective Bargaining: Assessing Proposed Employee Compensation Increases

Mar 20, 2020 - As we discuss in this section, this is not particularly problematic for Unit 2; however, it is problematic in the case of Unit 6, especially if the administration submits a multiyear agreement to the Legislature for ratification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4206

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - Under any circumstance, but especially given the severity of the state ’s budget problem, we question the value of reinstating any of these funds if their reduction does not affect state services or operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Sep 12, 2019 - However, the vacancy rates combined with the lag identified by the compensation studies suggest that special salary adjustments may be warranted for specific attorney classifications, especially to recruit new attorneys.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4095

Savings Plus Program: An Optional Retirement Benefit for State Employees

Mar 14, 2017 - For most retired Americans, healthcare is one of the highest costs incurred in retirement —especially as the retiree ages. For the past two decades, health premiums across the country have consistently increased at rates faster than inflation in the broader economy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3616