The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Labor and Employment Issues

Oct 5, 2020 - (Drivers who deliver food for app-based delivery services are eligible.) 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

The 2022-23 Budget: Assessing Proposals to Address Unemployment Insurance Fraud

Feb 15, 2022 - Identity Risk Analytics. Thompson Reuters software contract to allow EDD to review new UI claims daily instead of weekly. Aim of more frequent review is to stop fraud. Identity Verification. Extension of state ’s existing contract with ID.me.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

Federal Paid Leave for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 - As a result, some California workers, including those who work for app-based companies, may be employees under California law but independent contractors under federal law. These workers likely are not eligible to receive employer-paid federal leave benefits under H.R.  6201.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4212

Collective Bargaining: Assessing Proposed Employee Compensation Increases

Mar 20, 2020 - In such cases, what analytical process the administration uses to determine what level of compensation would be appropriate is unclear. Accordingly, if the Legislature has not received a recent compensation study —generally meaning a compensation study that uses data from the past few years —we recommend that the Legislature not approve proposed MOUs with terms of more than one year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4206