Vacant Positions [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - About 14 percent of state employee positions are vacant. In this piece, we discuss the factors that cause high vacancy levels. We recommend repealing an ineffective state law that purports to abolish vacant positions. In its place, we offer the Legislature some options to hold departments accountable for high vacancy rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1727

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21 [Publication Details]

Jan 10, 2017 - We reviewed the proposed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) between the state and 13 bargaining units (Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11 through 15, and 17 through 21).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3520

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (California Highway Patrol) [Publication Details]

Aug 18, 2006 - By 2010-11, annual state costs could be $100 million higher than suggested in the administration estimate. In addition, various factors including pay and benefits for CHP and funding demands in the Department of Motor Vehicles are likely to put stress on the financial condition of the state Motor Vehicle Account, which funds Unit 5 personnel costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1510

MOU Fiscal Analysis Bargaining Units 9 and 10 [Publication Details]

Apr 1, 2011 - We reviewed the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers in California Government) and Unit 10 (California Association of Professional Scientists). If adopted, the MOUs would result in increased state costs in the current year, savings in 2011-12 and 2012-13, and net cost thereafter.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2467

State "Pickup" of Employee Retirement Contributions [Publication Details]

Jan 1, 1985 - State "Pickup" of Employee Retirement Contributions [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2030

State Employee Compensation Issues for 1994-95 [Publication Details]

Mar 1, 1994 - State Employee Compensation Issues for 1994-95 [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1933

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000) [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2009 - We review the administration's proposed labor agreements with SEIU Local 1000, the largest state employee union. The administration estimates that the state's net savings under the proposed agreements would be $337 million ($156 million General Fund) between now and June 2010--compared to costs negotiated in prior Local 1000 MOUs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1955

Alternative Retirement Benefit Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2004 - These alternatives would result in more state savings and benefits compared to the administration’s proposal. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1138

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000) [Revised] [Publication Details]

Dec 22, 2010 - We reviewed the recently ratified labor agreements with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1000, the largest state employee union. The administration estimates that the state's net savings under the proposed agreements will be $383 million ($164 million General Fund) in the current fiscal year—compared with costs negotiated in prior Local 1000 memoranda of understanding (MOUs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2378

California's Other Budget Deficit: The Unemployment Insurance Fund Insolvency [Publication Details]

Oct 20, 2010 - This report looks at the history of the UI program, compares California's program to those in other states, examines different scenarios for addressing the insolvency, and makes recommendations to the Legislature for solving this difficult problem. ( Video Summary ) Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2357