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

Mar 25, 2016 - The PAGA Allows Employees to Seek Civil Penalties on Their Own Behalf. As noted above, employees who have wages improperly withheld may seek to recover these wages through private legal action against the employer.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3403

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Workers and Employers

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, in areas that have historically experienced snowy winter conditions, warmer temperatures might result in less snow and expand the time frame when forestry, construction, and utilities work can occur.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4587

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - Though the upfront costs can be high, the federal and state governments tend to value R &D given that so many people potentially can benefit from new discoveries and technologies. Moreover, climate change R &D could be viewed as particularly warranted in California because the state has set its own GHG reduction goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - Specifically, the data suggest that the Secretary of State (SOS) has a vacancy rate of 49  percent. In fact, however, in 2022 ‑23, the average monthly vacancy rate for SOS was 27  percent. The SCO and SOS reported that the 49  percent vacancy rate was not correct and that it was the result of internal processing issues at SCO.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

Revisiting the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Insolvency

Sep 30, 2016 - This post is the second in a series of four posts related to California ’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) program. The first reviewed the current condition of the UI trust fund and how it may change in the near future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3503/1

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: Funding Plan May Not Meet Principle of “Shared Responsibility”

Feb 2, 2016 - As noted on the homepage of this series, the CalSTRS board voted in June 2016—after we published this series—to maintain the state’s contribution at its fully phased-in level until the state’s share of CalSTRS’ unfunded liabilities is eliminated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3337

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

May 16, 2017 - First, the state must set aside 1.5  percent of General Fund revenues and transfers. Second, the state must set aside a portion of capital gains tax revenues that exceed a specified threshold (we refer to this as “excess capital gains taxes ”).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3673

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

Mar 3, 2017 - Allow BOFE citations to be served through certified mail. Currently, citations generally must be served in person. With some exceptions, prohibit employers from introducing documents as evidence to appeal a BOFE citation if those documents were previously requested as part of the BOFE investigation but were not provided.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3602

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - These payments also are set as a percentage of pay. Non-Salary-Driven Benefits. Unlike salary-driven benefits, salary plays no role in determining the value of non-salary-driven benefits earned by employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

Savings Plus Program: An Optional Retirement Benefit for State Employees

Mar 14, 2017 - Over time, fund managers change the mix of these funds so that investments in the target date fund are exposed to lower levels of risk as the target date approaches. Optional Self ‑Directed Brokerage Account.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3616