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

Feb 15, 2022 - Then, any additional state funding could be better targeted to fill any funding gaps, provide any necessary state matching funds to maximize federal funds, and ensure funding is distributed across projects of different types at all ports statewide in a manner consistent with the Legislature’s priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

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

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - The Legislature could consider requiring that disability ratings and evaluations in SIBTF cases be determined by an agreed ‑upon physician, consistent with long ‑standing practice in the standard workers ’ compensation program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - According to UC, the proposal would fund three categories of grants: (1) “translational science research grants that will accelerate climate resilience through transfer of ideas and technologies to practice, ” (2) “emergency seed grants to invest in climate disaster preparedness and mitigation, ” and (3) “seed and matching grants to support other climate ‑focused
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Workers and Employers

Apr 5, 2022 - Adapting workplace standards and practices to improve worker safety as well as preparing workers to respond to the broader regional economic impacts caused by climate change will be both challenging and, in many cases, costly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4587

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - …And Does Not Reflect Effects on Unplanned Overtime … As is the administration ’s typical practice, it does not estimate the fiscal effects of the pay increase on unplanned overtime. Unplanned overtime is difficult to predict because it is dependent on a variety of unknown factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - Matching Employer and Employee Contributions to Prefund Retiree Health Benefits. Prior to 2015-16, the state made no regular contributions to prefund retiree health benefits. Beginning in 2015-16, the state began implementing through the collective bargaining process a statewide change in its retiree health benefit that (1)  required the state and employees each to contribute
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - On the evening of November 9, 2023, CalHR filed with PERB an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge against CAPS arguing that the union’s strike was unlawful. The three-day strike occurred as announced. The strike was the first time that a California state employee union went on strike.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - The current MOU established a JLMC to review CHP ’s practice of returning injured employees to active duty. The current MOU specifies that the JLMC would conclude six months after its initial meeting.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 7 (Public Safety)

Sep 7, 2023 - Though the Legislature has authority to modify economic provisions of ratified MOUs through its appropriation authority, in practice, it is difficult for the Legislature to exercise this authority. Uncertainty Makes Legislative Flexibility Even More Important.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4802