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

Feb 15, 2022 - These efforts added to the already high workload  at  EDD. Under Longstanding EDD Practices, Workers Must Pass Multiple Identity Tests. When an unemployed worker submits a claim for UI payments, EDD confirms the worker ’s identifying information with the federal Social Security Administration and the state Department of Motor Vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

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

Feb 15, 2022 - See our May 2021 report for a detailed overview of the state’s UI system. Brief Overview of UI UI Program Assists Unemployed Workers. Overseen by the Employment Development Department (EDD), the UI program provides weekly payments to workers who lost their jobs through no fault of their own.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4543

Repaying the State’s Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

May 26, 2021 - UI Program Is Financed With Payroll Taxes Paid by Employers. Employers pay both state and federal UI payroll taxes. State UI tax revenues are deposited into the state ’s UI trust fund to pay benefits to unemployed workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4442

The 2021-22 Budget: Interest Payment on Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

Feb 10, 2021 - UI Program Is Financed With Payroll Taxes Paid by Employers. Employers pay both state and federal UI payroll taxes. State UI tax revenues are deposited into the state ’s UI trust fund to pay benefits to unemployed workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4360

Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings

Jul 11, 2025 - Control Section 3.90 of the 2025-26 budget (as added by Chapter 5 of 2025 [AB 102, Gabriel]) established an expectation of the Legislature that all 21 of the state’s bargaining units would meet and confer in good faith with the administration before July 1, 2025 to achieve savings assumed in the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5063

The 2021-22 May Revision: Golden State Stimulus 2

May 18, 2021 - As illustrated in the Figure  1 below, federal relief programs have provided over $150  billion of temporary assistance to Californians during the pandemic, including: Unemployment Insurance (UI). The federal government took early steps to boost UI benefits and extend benefits to self-employed workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4435

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections) [Publication Details]

Jun 23, 2025 - MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections) [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5058

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

Jul 14, 2025 - Control Section 3.90 of the 2025-26 budget (as added by Chapter 5 of 2025 [AB 102, Gabriel]) established an expectation of the Legislature that all 21 of the state’s bargaining units would meet and confer in good faith with the administration before July 1, 2025 to achieve savings assumed in the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

CalFacts 2024 [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2024 - CalFacts 2024 [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only. The LAO is unable to guarantee the accuracy of this translation and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information resulting from the translation application tool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4942

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

Sep 1, 2023 - While there currently is one authorized position in this classification, the administration’s fiscal estimates indicate that the administration proposes adding 10.5 additional positions in the classification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4797