Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - As one point of reference, this is roughly equivalent in size to the state ’s outstanding federal Unemployment Insurance loan taken out during the pandemic that employers are set to repay over the coming years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians, Dentists, and Podiatrists)

Jul 14, 2025 - In the case of DSH, the full two hours may be taken remotely if approved by the supervisor. In the case of CCHCS, up to two hours of the time may be worked remotely if approved by the supervisor. Medical Education Leave.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - The Legislature had taken no action on the Governor ’s implementation plan before the Governor withdrew the implementation plan. Proposed Agreement Term. The proposed MOU would be in effect from July 1, 2024 through July 1, 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - The proposed agreement specifies that the up to five days of bereavement leave need not be taken consecutively but must be completed within three months of the date of death. Parental Leave. The current MOU allows for an unpaid leave of absence for female permanent employees for purposes of pregnancy, childbirth, recovery therefrom, or care for the newborn child for a period not to exceed one year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

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

Feb 15, 2022 - In this brief, we outline the challenges EDD faced paying legitimate UI claims and preventing fraud during the pandemic, review steps EDD has taken to improve since then, and assess whether additional anti ‑fraud efforts are warranted at this time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

Strengthening the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Mar 10, 2021 - Over the past few years, these challenges to the funding plan have become more apparent, and the state has taken one ‑time actions to help keep the funding plan on track. We recommend the Legislature continue to take action in 2021 ‑22 to help ensure the plan ’s success.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4400

Unit 8 (Firefighters) MOU Analysis

Aug 26, 2022 - Additionally, if this approach were taken to implement the change, it would not address the issue of fatigue among firefighters. Including Significant Policy Changes in the Out-Years Is Atypical. Typically, MOUs do not contain significant policy changes without the details of how those changes would be implemented.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4621

The 2021-22 Budget: Labor Agreements Ending Personal Leave Program 2020

Jun 25, 2021 - This analysis reviews 20 labor agreements received by the Legislature between June 9 and June 15, 2021. The analysis summarizes and provides comments on the agreements. In addition, the analysis provides overarching comments across the 20 agreements and offers recommendations to the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4446