MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - Unit 6 Compensation In the absence of a helpful compensation study, we look to other metrics to assess the state ’s ability to recruit and retain correctional officers. We discuss those factors below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings

Jul 11, 2025 - Control Section 3.90 of the 2025-26 budget (as added by Chapter 5 of 2025 [AB 102, Gabriel]) established an expectation of the Legislature that all 21 of the state’s bargaining units would meet and confer in good faith with the administration before July 1, 2025 to achieve savings assumed in the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5063

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

Jul 14, 2025 - Control Section 3.90 of the 2025-26 budget (as added by Chapter 5 of 2025 [AB 102, Gabriel]) established an expectation of the Legislature that all 21 of the state’s bargaining units would meet and confer in good faith with the administration before July 1, 2025 to achieve savings assumed in the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

The 2017-18 Budget: Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)

Feb 17, 2017 - The budget also included provisional language directing PERB to report to the Legislature on or before January 10, 2017 and May 14, 2017 on specific workload metrics. The goal of this reporting was to help the Legislature determine if PERB has sufficient resources to address the existing case backlog and resolve labor disputes in a timely manner.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3566

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 19 (Health and Social Services/Professional)

Sep 1, 2023 - While there currently is one authorized position in this classification, the administration’s fiscal estimates indicate that the administration proposes adding 10.5 additional positions in the classification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4797

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - Why did the administration choose vacant positions as the metric to identify savings? What confidence does the administration have in its assumed level of savings under the proposal? How long does the administration assume it will take to thoroughly work with departments to identify savings?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Sep 12, 2019 - Comparing Unit 2 compensation with the private sector, however, likely is not the most helpful metric as the hours and stability of state attorney jobs are very different than that of attorneys in the private sector.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4095

COVID-19: Unemployment Insurance for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 23, 2020 - In December, 2020, H.R. 133 re-instituted the weekly $300 added benefit for January 1, 2021 to March  14, 2021. On March  11, 2021, H.R. 1319 extended the weekly $300 added benefit through September 6, 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4208

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6

Jun 14, 2019 - In 2018, the Legislature approved and the Governor signed AB 2550 (Weber), adding Section 2644 of the Penal Code. This law seeks to protect female inmates from sexual assault, abuse, and other improper contact with male correctional officers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4078

The 2016-17 Budget: Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act Resources

Mar 25, 2016 - Reject Proposed Language Allowing DIR to Create Ad Hoc Temporary Amnesty Programs. We recommend rejecting proposed language to grant DIR the authority to create temporary amnesty programs on an ad hoc basis, in favor of reviewing proposals for such programs on a case-by-case basis through the regular legislative policy process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3403