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

Feb 15, 2022 - Consulting contract with Executive Information Systems to improve reporting of potentially fraudulent activity and crossmatching that data with Department of State Hospitals patient data or California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation  records.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Retirement Security Factors That Affect Retirement Security. The amount of money that a person can expect to need in retirement depends on a variety of factors that are unique to the individual ’s circumstance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - Social Security and Medicare. Not all state employees earn Social Security benefits. Notably, peace officers and firefighters do not earn these benefits. Most state employees earn Medicare. The benefit levels and employer and employee contributions towards Social Security and Medicare are determined by the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - In addition, electronic location tracking could be used for operational efficiency, safety, and security; however, such data could not be the sole basis for disciplinary action unless an employee ’s driving behavior or vehicle use constitutes cause for disciplinary action as defined by Section 19572 of the Government Code.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - Data on Which Proposal Is Premised Has at Least One Glitch. The vacancy data used by the administration to estimate the savings assumed in the budget are maintained by SCO. While these data are the best available for statewide vacancies and position authority, we did identify one significant glitch in the data when we spot checked them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - A compensation study aggregates and analyzes internal and external data so that an employer can compare the compensation structure it offers with that provided by similar employers to similar employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - In 2021, the most recent year for which we have injury data, we estimate that 3,500 workers suffered workplace injuries of this severity. Coincidentally, roughly the same number of workers have filed SIBTF claims annually in recent years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

The 2021-22 May Revision: Golden State Stimulus 2

May 18, 2021 - The Golden State Stimulus program provided $600 payments to low-income households, including recipients of several safety net programs —California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs), the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplemental Payment program, and the Cash Assistance for Immigrants Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4435

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

Feb 15, 2022 - The lack of data standards has for many years caused supply chain inefficiencies. Unfortunately, prior international efforts to harmonize data standards among the various stakeholders have been unsuccessful.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - CalHR uses data from the state’s payroll maintained by the State Controller’s Office, data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the California Employment Development Department on large public and private sector employers, and data regarding federal payroll from the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773