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

Feb 15, 2022 - The state hired ID.me to confirm workers ’ identities using so ‑called “one ‑to ‑one ” face matching; that is, when a computer algorithm matches the photo or video submitted by the worker to the worker ’s identification card.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

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

Sep 9, 2025 - When counted with their affiliated managers and supervisors, Unit 18 accounts for about 2.5  percent of the state workforce and 3.8  percent of the state ’s General Fund payroll costs. Recent Compensation Study Found Unit 18 Compensation to Be Above Market.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

The 2021-22 May Revision: Golden State Stimulus 2

May 18, 2021 - (As noted above, the administration also proposes that these payments count as tax rebates due to revenues exceeding the SAL.) As shown in Figure  2 below, the second round of payments proposed by the Governor includes three different one-time payments: (1) $600 to taxpayers who did not receive the first round $600 payment, (2)  an additional $500 payment to families who claim a
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4435

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - The state would be prohibited from using an employee ’s log on/off time, electronic access card entry/exit times, or other “online status ” in any electronic application as the sole source of attendance reporting or as the sole reason of discipline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

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

Feb 15, 2022 - To arrive at the estimate of $1.3  billion, EDD counts state UI claims as fraudulent if a worker did not respond to a request for additional identity documents after they had started receiving benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4543

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - There is an argument that some amount of the state ’s 2024 ‑25 contribution to CalSTRS could count toward Proposition  2 debt requirements, depending on interpretations and actions by the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887

Strengthening the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Mar 10, 2021 - Amount of public educator payroll that counts toward CalSTRS’ benefits calculations. Creditable compensation includes educators’ salaries, as well as other eligible pay, such as pay earned for teaching a summer school class.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4400

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

Jun 25, 2021 - For purposes of the annual salary survey comparing highway patrol compensation with that of five local jurisdictions used to determine highway patrol officers ’ annual pay increases, the agreement specifies that the employees ’ share would be counted as 3.5  percent of pay beginning in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4446