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

Feb 15, 2022 - Short ‑Term vs. Long ‑Term Strategies. The  current supply chain disruptions are the result of both short ‑term issues, such as greater consumer demand, as well as long ‑term issues, such as the capacity and resilience of the goods movement system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

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

Feb 11, 2020 - New Law Also Exempts Some Professions From the ABC Test. The new law exempts some professions from the new test. These workers may continue working as independent contractors. Workers excluded from the new test include, among others, physicians, construction contractors, real estate agents, attorneys, accountants, private detectives, and travel agents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4151

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Workers and Employers [Publication Details]

Apr 5, 2022 - This is one of a series of reports summarizing how climate change will impact different sectors across California. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4587

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: Background

Feb 2, 2016 - A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: Background A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan Background on CalSTRS This post is the first of a series looking at the implementation of the CalSTRS funding plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3332

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: State’s Future Responsibility for CalSTRS Uncertain

Feb 2, 2016 - As noted on the homepage of this series, the CalSTRS board voted in June 2016—after we published this series—to maintain the state’s contribution at its fully phased-in level until the state’s share of CalSTRS’ unfunded liabilities is eliminated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3336

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Sep 12, 2019 - DOJ compared compensation levels for the state ’s Deputy Attorney General series to compensation for other public sector attorneys in California. For context, about one-fourth of Unit 2 members are employed in the Deputy Attorney General series.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4095

Revisiting the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Insolvency

Sep 30, 2016 - The other posts in this series can be accessed using the nearby menu. Background UI Program Assists Unemployed Workers. 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

Revisiting the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Insolvency

Sep 30, 2016 - This post is the second in a series of four posts related to California ’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) program. The first reviewed the current condition of the UI trust fund and how it may change in the near future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3503/1

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: Funding Plan May Not Meet Principle of “Shared Responsibility”

Feb 2, 2016 - As noted on the homepage of this series, the CalSTRS board voted in June 2016—after we published this series—to maintain the state’s contribution at its fully phased-in level until the state’s share of CalSTRS’ unfunded liabilities is eliminated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3337

Federal Paid Leave for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 - The federal test to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor is different than the state test. 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4212