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

Feb 15, 2022 - New Anti ‑Fraud Proposals No Longer Needed and Run Counter to Strike Team Recommendations. Moving forward at this time with additional layers of fraud protection is not necessary because (1)  recent fraud was concentrated in temporary federal benefit programs that have now ended, (2)  recent fraud in the state ’s regular UI program appears to have been minimal, and (3)  adopting additional fraud protection now runs counter to the strike team recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - While the counter factual cannot be known, Unit 5 pay may have been closer to the increases provided to other peace officers if the automatic pay formula had not been not in effect. Formula Has Long-Standing Precedent, but It Should Be Improved or Even Repealed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920