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

Mar 10, 2022 - The additional care economy professionals created as a result of the proposed package ’s education and training augmentations will take some time to materialize. While this may help the state meet projected shortfalls of care economy providers in the future, it will likely not provide immediate relief for workforce shortages to the extent they persist now.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

Federal Paid Leave for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 - The new federal law caps paid sick leave at $511 per day for employees taking sick leave to care for themselves and $200 per day for those caring for others, including their children. Federal paid sick leave applies to employees who have worked for any duration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4212

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians)

Sep 7, 2023 - Newsom) appointed a Receiver to take control over the direct management of the state ’s prison medical care delivery system from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Receiver Significantly Increased Pay of State Medical Professionals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4801

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

Jan 13, 2020 - This estimate does not assume the state ’s reauthorized managed care organization (MCO) tax is approved by the federal government in 2020 ‑21 (although the administration ’s multiyear estimates do assume it is ultimately approved to take effect in 2021 ‑22, as we discuss later).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

Jan 14, 2019 - If the Legislature wanted to promote early intervention programs, it likely would need to take a different approach —crafting a more targeted initiative with specific requirements and accountability measures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

Apr 27, 2018 - Also, some CNA graduates get jobs in other health care settings. After taking into consideration these factors, the state likely would produce roughly 2,000 new CNAs —about in line with what SNFs will need to comply with the new state requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3815

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

Feb 19, 2020 - Other options, including authorizing the Labor Commissioner to use new enforcement tools or establishing a fund to cover un collected wages in certain cases, would require careful consideration and changes to state law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4165

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

Sep 9, 2025 - The facilities where Unit 18 members work provide care to patients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 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 Analysis: Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Jan 30, 2023 - Accordingly, taking on the employees ’ share of prefunding retiree health benefits would increase the state ’s costs by roughly $1 for every $1 of pay returned to state employees after ending the prefunding payroll deduction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4665

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

Mar 3, 2017 - The priority industries include janitorial services, garment manufacturing, construction, residential care homes for the elderly and the disabled, car washes, agriculture, food processing, and restaurants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3602