The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s CalPERS Borrowing Proposal

May 16, 2017 - For much of the late 1990s and 2000s, the yield averaged around 6  percent, although it fell after the dot-com bust and ensuing recession in the early 2000s. After the rate fell in 2008, it has remained near zero as inflation and U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3673

Savings Plus Program: An Optional Retirement Benefit for State Employees

Mar 14, 2017 - This report examines the Savings Plus Program (the state's optional retirement savings plan for state employees).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3616

The 2017-18 Budget: Funding Public Works Labor Enforcement

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3603

The 2017-18 Budget: Increased Staffing for Labor Standards Enforcement

Mar 3, 2017 - The Legislature could consider deferring the portions of the trailer bill that are less directly linked to the Governor ’s proposal to increase funding and staffing for BOFE investigations to a separate policy bill process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3602

The 2017-18 Budget: Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3566

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21

Jan 10, 2017 - In addition, the unions have posted summaries on their respective websites, linked above. The state ’s cost to provide employee compensation is one of the larger components of the state ’s General Fund budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3520

Revisiting the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Insolvency

Sep 30, 2016 - This linking of costs to benefits is similar in concept to other forms of insurance that charge higher premiums to individuals and organizations with a higher likelihood (risk) of using the insurance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3503/1

Revisiting the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Insolvency

Sep 30, 2016 - Due to a variety of factors, the state's Unemployment Insurance (UI) trust fund exhausted its reserves in 2009, requiring the state to take on loans to continue the payment of benefits to unemployed workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3503

Revisiting the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Insolvency

Sep 30, 2016 - The operations and financing of state UI programs are closely linked to cycles of growth and decline in a state ’s economy. During recessions, unemployment is relatively high and more people qualify for and receive UI benefits than during periods of economic growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3503/2

Revisiting the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Insolvency

Sep 30, 2016 - Due to a variety of factors, the state's Unemployment Insurance (UI) trust fund exhausted its reserves in 2009, requiring the state to take on loans to continue the payment of benefits to unemployed workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3503/3