Federal Paid Leave for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 - …But Self-Employed Workers and Independent Contractors May Claim Tax Credit for Federal Leave. H.R.  6201, nonetheless, provides some assistance to self-employed workers and independent contractors who need to take leave due to COVID-19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4212

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

Mar 10, 2022 - Despite these enrollment declines, because of the way AEP and community colleges are funded, adult education providers have not seen reductions in their funding. As a result, AEP consortium members likely have significant capacity next year to serve more students without the Governor ’s proposed augmentation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

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

Feb 15, 2022 - Specifically, federal law allowed self ‑employed workers to backdate new PUA  claims to when they lost work, meaning a first fraudulent check could total several thousand dollars. Second, whereas EDD typically verifies claims against employer payroll records, it could not do so for self ‑employed workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians)

Sep 7, 2023 - Figure 1 shows that, controlling for inflation, the Receiver’s actions significantly increased the average Unit 16 base pay. The figure also shows that Unit 16’s average base pay generally has kept pace with inflation over the past 20 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4801

The 2020-21 Budget: Improving the State's Unpaid Wage Claim Process

Feb 19, 2020 - In so doing, the Legislature could set benchmark standards for worker outcomes, besides the statutory time line under current law, that align with its contemporary goals. For example, the Legislature could set a standard that at least three-qu arters of workers who receive a hearing award are able to collect their unpaid wages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4165

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 2018-19 Budget: Meeting Workforce Demand for Certified Nursing Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Apr 27, 2018 - Assuming that the state streamlines minimum faculty qualifications, we estimate that our recommended approach would fund about 3,000 new enrollment slots (about 1,700 enrollment slots funded by ETP and about 1,300 enrollment slots funded by Proposition  98).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3815

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Two key factors are: Slowing Economic Growth. There are several signals that the economy may be cooling. For example, housing markets have been stagnant, job growth is down, and trade activity is slowing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The budget includes $ 125  m illion (non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund) ongoing to provide 10,000 full ‑day preschool slots for children from low ‑income families. The funding is to be the first of three augmentations, with the intent to provide a total of 30,000 additional slots to serve all low ‑income four ‑year olds by 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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