Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - The final option to consider is reversing or narrowing the Todd case ruling that allows multiple pre ‑existing conditions to be stacked, thereby making it easier to obtain 100  percent permanent disability benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

Unit 9 (Professional Engineers) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - The proposed agreement increases from $100 to $250 the reimbursement Unit 9 members may receive for paying the dues of one or more job-related professional society or organization. Long-Term Differential.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4620

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 10 (Professional Scientists) and 18 (Psychiatric Technician)

Sep 9, 2025 - Effective the first day of the pay period following ratification, the monthly bilingual pay differential would increase from $100 to $200. Increases State Contributions to Active Employee Health Premiums.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - From the benefit, employees would receive 50 percent of their gross monthly salary but have the option to supplement the paid leave with leave credits to replace 75 percent or 100 percent of their salary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4619

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - The proposed agreement would double the monthly bilingual, pay differential available to eligible Unit 10 employees from $100 to $200 per month. The administration indicates that around 65 employees represented by Unit 10 receive the bilingual pay differential.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

The 2021-22 May Revision: Golden State Stimulus 2

May 18, 2021 - During the summer of 2020, the state regularly distributed $5  billion in UI benefits per week (for comparison, under normal conditions, the state typically distributes about $100  million per week).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4435

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 19 (Health and Social Services/Professional)

Sep 1, 2023 - Lastly, the agreement would increase the monthly differential paid to employees who provide clinical supervision to unlicensed individuals from $100 to $500. Other Provisions. The agreement includes other provisions that affect employees ’ pay.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4797

Repaying the State’s Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

May 26, 2021 - The state does not need to borrow to pay for the temporary benefit increases and extensions that the federal government enacted during the pandemic because these benefits are 100  percent federally funded.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4442

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - This would have the effect of reducing state General Fund costs by about $90  million to $100  million in 2024 ‑25. Maximizing Savings in the Multiyear The main benefit of this alternative is that it would help address the state ’s multiyear deficits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887

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

Feb 15, 2022 - This review suggests about $100  million of $35  billion in state benefits paid during the pandemic were fraudulent. This estimate of likely fraud is much smaller than the $1.3  billion a separate EDD analysis flagged as possible fraud, but this $1.3  billion estimate likely is overstated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4543