Climate Change Impacts Across California - Workers and Employers

Apr 5, 2022 - The Legislature may want to consider whether the state should play a more proactive role in ensuring state labor standards adequately protect workers from the hazards that various climate change impacts present.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4587

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - Unlike salary-driven benefits, salary plays no role in determining the value of non-salary-driven benefits earned by employees. The most common type of benefits in this category, like those described below, are insurance plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program [Publication Details]

Jul 10, 2025 - Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program [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/5062

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 12 (Craft and Maintenance) [Publication Details]

Jun 27, 2025 - MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 12 (Craft and Maintenance) [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/5060

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers) [Publication Details]

Jun 27, 2025 - MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers) [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/5061

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

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining [Publication Details]

May 19, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining [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/5047

Unit 8 (Firefighters) MOU Analysis

Aug 26, 2022 - Part of that collective bargaining process is that the Legislature plays the key role in determining whether or not to ratify an agreement. Jamming the Legislature and minimizing public scrutiny of labor agreements before legislative consideration prevents the Leg islature and public from fully understanding the implications of the agreements before they become law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4621

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - These partnerships —also referred to as “innovation hubs ” —play a similar role to incubators by providing promising businesses mentorship opportunities, technical assistance, and start ‑up funding. These partnerships also tend to include incubators.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - We recognize that such an action would have shortfalls (for example, the Legislature would play no direct role in determining how reductions are applied); however, we think it would be simpler and have a greater likelihood of achieving a larger sh are of the assumed savings in 2024 ‑25 while the administration identifies specific reductions to propose for the 2025 ‑26 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888