MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Apr 4, 2016 - The proposed agreement would increase these allowances by about 80  percent so that correctional officers receive $950 and medical technical assistants receive $546. These payments do not affect employees ’ pension benefits but are subject to Medicare payroll taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3409

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Labor and Employment Issues

Oct 5, 2020 - Under state law, PAGA allows employees to sue their employers to collect a share of penalties associated with labor l aw violations. Penalties and settlement awards from PAGA lawsuits are distributed 75  percent to the LWDF and 25  percent to the plaintiffs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4274

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 7 (Protective Services and Public Safety)

Jun 24, 2016 - For example, the allowance to lifeguards would be increased by $35 to $55 and the allowance to firefighters and peace officers would be increased by $310 to $950. These payments are subject to Medicare payroll taxes but do not affect employees ’ pension benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3486

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

May 30, 2018 - These employees receive annual uniform allowances of $950 in the case of correctional officers and $546 in the case of medical technical assistants. (In the case of correctional officers, the administration indicates that uniforms can cost between $850 and $1,500, depending on the officer ’s assignment.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3847

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Under federal l aw, state and local government employers may continue to exclude some employees from Social Security coverage, but only if those employees are enrolled in a retirement plan that meets federal regulations requiring at least a specified level of benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s CalPERS Borrowing Proposal

May 16, 2017 - For much of the late 1990s and 2000s, the yield averaged around 6  percent, although it fell after the dot-com bust and ensuing recession in the early 2000s. After the rate fell in 2008, it has remained near zero as inflation and U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3673