December 2016 Volume 36 No. 25 By the Way . . . SSC’s 2016 Winter Holiday Schedule CalPERS Board Approves Reduction in Investment Return Assumption Bill Writing Begins Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) Evaluates Intersession Extension Pilot Program November State Revenues Pull Ahead, but . . . <i>By the Way . . . </i>Congress Reaches Agreement on Another Continuing Resolution Funding Bill CalPERS Considers Reducing Assumed Rate of Return Payroll and Benefit Parameters Set by the IRS for 2017 <i>By the Way . . . </i>EEOC Releases Guidance for Job Applicants and Employees With Mental Health Conditions Ask SSC . . . What Should We Be Doing Now To Be Ready For Any Change to The Overtime Rule? Assembly Democrats Release 2017-18 State Budget Blueprint Legislature Convenes the 2017-18 Legislative Session Reminder: Minimum Wage Starts Increasing January 1, 2017
December 2016 Volume 36 No. 24 Senate Democrats Claim Supermajority New Filing Deadlines—IRS and SSA By the Way . . . Trump Nominates Betsy DeVos as next Secretary of Education Incoming Chancellor Taps Two Higher Education Capitol Veterans Judge Blocks Increase in Federal Salary Threshold for Overtime Eligibility EEOC Issues 2016 Performance Report
November 2016 Volume 36 No. 23 LAO Sees Slight Deterioration in Current-Year Budget, But Out-Year Growth October General Fund Revenues Fall Short of Forecast Report Examines Remedial Courses and Promising Reforms New I-9 Form Released CalPERS Issues Clarification on Off-Schedule Payments By the Way . . . Former L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Announces Run for Governor Big Victories for Community College Facilities Funding Legislative Democrats On Verge of Supermajorities 2016 Propositions—the Rundown Great Night for Education Propositions Proposition 55 Looks Strong Going Into Weekend Before Election IRS Releases Final ACA Reporting Forms for 2016 Reminder: 2017 HSA and FSA Contribution Limits