Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - This approach would help distinguish between longstanding disabilities and conditions first identified during the process to build an SIBTF  claim. Align Medical Evaluation Rules With Standard Workers ’ Compensation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - Unit 9 consists of professional engineers who design and oversee the construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, buildings, dams, and other infrastructure throughout the state. Unit 9 ’s current members are represented by the Professional Engineers in California Government ( PECG ).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

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

Feb 15, 2022 - Governor’s Proposal Provides $110   Million to Build New Training Campus in Southern California. The Governor ’s budget provides $110  million General Fund over three years for CWDB to build a new training campus at the Port of Los Angeles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Traditionally, land ‑use decisions —such as where to construct housing, locate public buildings such as schools, or build roads —were informed by historical trends, such as how often an area had flooded in the past.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Mar 10, 2022 - The Board also runs various state workforce development grant programs, primarily in the building and construction trades but also, more recently, in healthcare, janitorial, information technology, and climate ‑related industries.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - Both the 72-hour and 66-hour duty weeks build overtime payments into Unit 8 compensation. In the case of the 72-hour duty week, employees regularly receive 19 hours of planned overtime (also referred to as Extended Duty Week Compensation, or EDWC) per duty week.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

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

Feb 15, 2022 - Under existing state tax and benefit rules, the UI trust fund does not build large enough reserves in normal times to cover the increase in claims during a recession. During recessions, states may borrow from the federal government to continue payment benefits if state UI funds are insufficient.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4543

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - The first decision when building a compensation study is to identify which jobs within their organization an employer wants to study. An employer might want to compare the largest categories of employees or want to study a particular category of employee (for example, a job category that the employer has had difficulties recruiting or retaining).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000)

Sep 7, 2023 - Employees include custodians employed by DGS who work in various state buildings, laundry workers, supervising cooks, and food services workers in state prisons and other institutions. More than one-half of these employees work for the Department of State Hospitals, DGS, or CDCR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4799

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 12 (Craft and Maintenance)

Sep 1, 2023 - Unit 12 consists of roughly 12,500 full-time equivalent (FTE) state employees who operate and maintain state equipment, facilities, buildings, grounds, and roads. Unit 12’s current members are represented by the International Union of Operating Engineers Locals 3, 39, and 501.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4798