Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - A similar approach could identify SIBTF claimants with profound disabilities or extreme hardship and move their cases forward  quickly. Taken together, these options would better align the state ’s SIBTF program with its original purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

The 2015-16 Budget: Health Benefits for Retired State Employees [Publication Details]

Mar 16, 2015 - We acknowledge that a delay in implementing a funding plan might make some elements of a funding plan more expensive; however, we think it is more important to get the plan right that to quickly set up a plan that can be implemented in 2015-16.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3213

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

Feb 15, 2022 - EDD is able to quickly process many claims using these automated steps. In many cases, however, a worker ’s identity cannot be confirmed to EDD ’s standards, often due to incomplete information or minor discrepancies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - In general, the requirements tend to increase when revenues are growing more quickly and decline when revenue growth is lower. Unlike reserve deposits, which can be suspended in response to a budget emergency, Proposition  2 ‑related debt payments are required every year until 2029 ‑30.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887

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

Feb 15, 2022 - Under the low ‑cost scenario, employment quickly returns to pre ‑pandemic levels and interest rates remain historically low for the entire period. Under the high ‑cost scenario, the state ’s full economic recovery is delayed several years, and interest rates paid on the UI loans increase gradually over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4543

Revisiting the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Insolvency

Sep 30, 2016 - These actions would increase the amount by which revenues exceed benefit payments during periods of economic growth and reduce the amount by which benefit payments exceed revenues during periods of economic decline, allowing trust fund reserves to build more quickly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3503/3

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - The administration indicates that this JLMC improved communication between the union and the department to better assist inju red employees seek proper medical aid and return to work as quickly as possible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

State Options to Expand Unemployment Benefits

Apr 9, 2020 - The main drawback of this approach is that it could be difficult to put in place quickly. Add State Dollars on Top of Federal $600. Another option to increase UI benefits would be to establish a state add-on to the $600 across-the-board benefit provided under H.R. 748.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4219

The 2016-17 Budget: Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act Resources

Mar 25, 2016 - In some instances where a widespread industry practice has been found to be in violation of labor law, the Legislature has enacted temporary amnesty or safe harbor programs to allow affected employers to receive relief from potentially substantial penalties in exchange for quickly compensating employees for past violations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3403

Cal Facts 2018 [Publication Details]

Dec 6, 2018 - With a state as big, as populous, and as complex as California, quickly summarizing how its economy or state budget works is impossible. Instead, Cal Facts is a visual guide—using a variety of different charts—to the state's economy, revenues, and major program trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3905