MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians, Dentists, and Podiatrists)

Jul 14, 2025 - However, there are some notable trade-offs to relying on furloughs to achieve budgetary savings. These trade-offs include effects on recruitment and growth in long-term liabilities: Recruitment: Furloughs can make the state a less attractive employer to possible new hires by making the state ’s compensation package less competitive compared with compensation
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 12 (Craft and Maintenance)

Jun 27, 2025 - However, there are some notable trade-offs to relying on furloughs to achieve budgetary savings. These trade-offs include effects on recruitment and growth in long-term liabilities: Recruitment. Furloughs can make the state a less attractive employer to possible new hires by making the state ’s compensation package less competitive compared with compensation
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - The number of hours of overtime worked also could grow as a result of this agreement to the extent that Unit 6 employees take more time off as a result of the PLP 2025 leave they receive under the agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - When an employee approaches or exceeds the cap, managers are supposed to work with the employee to develop a plan to ensure that the employee is able to take time off to keep their leave balance below the applicable cap.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 14, 2024 - As we referenced in our March 2024 analysis , CalFire intends to adjust its staffing rotation to a platoon model where firefighters rotate on and off duty as a group rather than individually. The proposed agreement specifies that, notwithstanding the implementation of the 66-hour duty week for compensation purposes, upon ratification or on November 25, 2024, whichever date is
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4919

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

Sep 9, 2025 - Typically, a furlough for state employees reduces state employee pay by 4.62  percent in exchange for one day (eight hours) off per month without affecting other elements of compensation (for example, pension and health benefits).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - The main trade ‑off is that additional budget solutions would be required in 2024 ‑25 and beyond. Keep Policy Consistent With Recent Past. Unfunded liabilities affect the state ’s finances for decades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - Typically, a furlough for state employees reduces state employee pay by 4.62  percent in exchange for one day (eight hours) off per month without affecting other elements of compensation (for example, pension and health benefits).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - If the Legislature wants to achieve savings in state operations across the board in 2024 ‑25, we recommend that the Legislature consider the trade-offs of a simpler approach: a smaller, specified reduction in General Fund state operations across all departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - The expired agreement requires the state to provide employees reasonable time off without loss of compensation to participate in a civil service examination that has been scheduled during an employee ’s normal work hours.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918