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 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - The administration estimates that 59 employees would be eligible for this payment. Safety Footwear for Fireline Qualified Workers. Effective the first day of the pay period following ratification, the proposed agreement would provide Unit 10 members employed by CalFire and are Fireline qualified, as well as employees in specified classifications who are employed by the Department
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

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

Sep 1, 2023 - Compensation Study 2020 Compensation Study Evaluated Seven Occupations Representing 59  Percent of Bargaining Unit 12 Jobs. The most recent compensation study of Unit 12 was published in 2022 and relied on data from 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4798

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

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

May 30, 2018 - In contrast, GSIs provided to rank-and-file Unit 6 employees have grown Unit 6 base pay on a compounded basis by 59 percent before taking into account the proposed 5 percent GSI. After taking into account the proposed pay increase, Unit 6 pay will have increased 67 percent between 2001-02 and 2019-20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3847

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