Climate Change Impacts Across California - Workers and Employers

Apr 5, 2022 - Chapter 322 of 2021 (AB 73, Rivas) includes farmworkers in the definition of essential workers as it pertains to health emergencies, including during wildfire smoke events. Under this bill, farmworkers, as essential workers, must receive PPE from the state stockpile in a health emergency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4587

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

Sep 9, 2025 - When there are not enough psychiatric technicians scheduled to adequately provide care to patients —either due to lack of resources, unexpected absences, scheduling error, emergency, or other causes —the state may require staff to work overtime.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Both the health risk itself and the administration’s policies to address the health emergency may have driven the spike in resignations that occurred in 2021‑22 and could have been a contributing factor for eligible employees to decide to retire.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - We do not know how Unit 8 compensation currently compares with federal firefighters because it was not included in the compensation survey. Bargaining With Unit 8 Current MOU Scheduled to Expire June 30, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - Furthermore, any legislative changes will require close monitoring to ensure they have the desired effect and to correct any unintended consequences that emerge in  practice. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

Unit 8 (Firefighters) MOU Analysis

Aug 26, 2022 - Typically, MOUs do not contain significant policy changes without the details of how those changes would be implemented. Moreover, to our recollection, we have not reviewed an MOU with such a significant policy change occurring after the agreement expires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4621

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - ETP grants do not directly encourage businesses to hire new workers or do so in a way that diversifies their workforce. As a result, ETP training grants may be consistent with one goal of the care economy package —upskilling the workforce —but likely would not contribute to the package ’s other goals, including increasing the number of workers and diversifying the workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - California ’s major research programs do not focus solely on climate change, but several programs at UC, the California Energy Commission, the California Department of Transportation, and other agencies study areas related to climate change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Not only do high ‑severity wildfires take lives and level homes, businesses, and community infrastructure, they also destroy fish and wildlife habitats. Moreover, intense wildfires can also impair air quality throughout the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Jul 14, 2025 - While we are not at the bargaining table and do not know what issues were discussed, we feel it was a missed opportunity for the parties to not find a solution that simplified the prefunding arrangement while also helping address the current budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064