Federal Paid Leave for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 - H.R.  6201 does not affect the availability of sick leave under AB  1522. Instead, H.R.  6201 provides additional paid leave benefits on top of those currently provided by AB  1522 or employer policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4212

The 2020-21 Budget: Staffing to Address New Independent Contractor Test [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: Staffing to Address New Independent Contractor Test [Publication Details] The 2020-21 Budget: Staffing to Address New Independent Contractor Test Format: HTML Description: The 2020‑21 Governor’s budget includes two labor proposals related to Chapter 296 of 2019 (AB 5, Gonzalez), a new law that limits what types of work businesses can hire independent contractors to do.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4151

The 2020-21 Budget: Staffing to Address New Independent Contractor Test

Feb 11, 2020 - Analysis Predicting AB  5 Workload Difficult at This Early Stage . . . As we noted earlier, at this time we cannot predict how many contractors will be reclassified and hired as employees due to AB  5.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4151

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 26, 2019 - Specifically, beginning in 1975 ‑76, Chapter  723 of 1974 (AB  3801, Brown) required SPB to survey pay levels of officers in the five jurisdictions and to base its recommendations for highway patrol officers ’ salaries each year on the estimated average salary across the five jurisdictions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4089

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6

Jun 14, 2019 - In order to comply with AB  2550, CDCR likely needs to recruit additional women correctional officers to work in its women ’s prisons. That being said, we do not know what is the necessary ratio of women to men correctional officers at female institutions in order to comply with AB  2550.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4078

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Aug 28, 2018 - In addition, the administration estimates that extending the provisions of the proposed agreement to managers and supervisors would increase state costs in 2018-19 by $32  million ($2  million from the General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3880

CalSTRS Funding: An Update

May 5, 2017 - Chapter  47 of 2014 (AB 1469, Bonta) increases contributions to CalSTRS made by the state, school and community college districts (referred to as districts in this report), and teachers. The plan aims to fully fund CalSTRS by the mid ‑2040s.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3662

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

Mar 3, 2017 - Pursuant to Chapter  373 of 2016 (AB 1978, Gonzalez), janitorial services employers will become subject to similar requirements beginning July 2018. Proposes Trailer Bill Language Related to Various Enforcement Processes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3602

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

Mar 25, 2016 - For example, Chapter  741 of 2015  (AB 621, Hern ández) recently created the Motor Carrier Employer Amnesty Program. This program allows motor carriers to pay back wages and benefits to drivers whom are misclassified as independent contractors in exchange for relief from penalties for the violations in question.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3403

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Other Issues)

Jun 19, 2015 - Chapter  1, Statutes of 2015 (AB  91, Committee on Budget) —the emergency drought legislation passed in March  2015 —included $660  million (primarily from Proposition  1E) for flood protection projects in urban and rural areas, as well as for grants to local governments for local flood protection activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3278