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

Apr 27, 2018 - Recommendations Below, we offer a package of recommendations that (1)  address existing root problems affecting the supply of CNAs and (2)  modify the Governor ’s proposals in an effort to increase CNA supply above the levels that likely could be achieved under those proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3815

The 2017-18 Budget: Funding Public Works Labor Enforcement

Mar 3, 2017 - We note, however, that there may be value in exploring what the root causes of contractor violations that lead to debarment proc eedings may be and the extent to which the outreach efforts included in the proposal might address these causes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3603

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Labor and Employment Issues

Oct 5, 2020 - Under state law, PAGA allows employees to sue their employers to collect a share of penalties associated with labor l aw violations. Penalties and settlement awards from PAGA lawsuits are distributed 75  percent to the LWDF and 25  percent to the plaintiffs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4274

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - As such, a spike in resignat ions warrants further investigation to understand the root cause of the resignations. As we discuss below, we do not think that compensation has been the main driver leading to increased retirements and a spike in resignations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 7 (Protective Services and Public Safety)

Aug 8, 2019 - Justification of Proposed SSAs Not Necessarily Rooted in Compensation Study Findings. Based strictly on the compensation study, the clearest case for large pay increases would be for classifications in the two occupation groups that were found to be below market.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4085

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s CalPERS Borrowing Proposal

May 16, 2017 - For much of the late 1990s and 2000s, the yield averaged around 6  percent, although it fell after the dot-com bust and ensuing recession in the early 2000s. After the rate fell in 2008, it has remained near zero as inflation and U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3673