Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - In 2021, the most recent year for which we have injury data, we estimate that 3,500 workers suffered workplace injuries of this severity. Coincidentally, roughly the same number of workers have filed SIBTF claims annually in recent years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - We raised concerns in 2019 that CalHR withheld (and continues to withhold) a compensation study it completed in 2018 (see our June 2019 analysis ) and proceeded to not produce compensation studies in 2019, 2020, or 2021 despite new agreements being submitted to the Legislature in those years (see our June 2021 analysis ).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - Since October 2021, Unit 9 members have been eligible to receive a monthly telework stipend. Employees who are identified as being “remote centered ” are eligible to receive $50 per month. Employees who are identified as “office centered ” are eligible to receive $25 per month.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

The 2021-22 Budget: Labor Agreements Ending Personal Leave Program 2020

Jun 25, 2021 - The agreement would provide all Unit 6 members a one-time opportunity to cash out up to 80 hours of leave credit (not including sick leave) in 2021. The agreement specifies that employees who wish to participate in the leave buyback program must submit a request to do so by October 15, 2021 and that the payments would be expected to be issued before November 19, 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4446

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Sep 7, 2021 - MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters) September 7, 2021 MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters) On August 16, 2021, the Department of Finance (DOF) submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) a labor agreement between the administration and Bargaining Unit 8.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4451

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - The compensation reductions established under these agreements were in effect through 2020-21 and were restored through agreements in 2021-22. Bargaining Concessions Lead to Offsetting Costs Down the Road.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

The 2021-22 May Revision: Golden State Stimulus 2

May 18, 2021 - The 2021-22 May Revision: Golden State Stimulus 2 The 2021-22 Budget The 2021-22 May Revision: Golden State Stimulus 2 The Governor ’s May Revision budget proposes $8.1  billion General Fund to provide a second, broader round of Golden State Stimulus payments to families with adjusted gross income (AGI) up to $75,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4435

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - On June 25, 2020, the state and Unit 10 signed a side letter agreement that reduced Unit 10 pay by 9.23 percent in 2020-21 and 2021-22 under PLP 2020. …And Subsequent Side Letter to Restore Employee Pay in 2021-22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

The 2021-22 Budget: Interest Payment on Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

Feb 10, 2021 - Specifically, the estimate is based on the assumption that the average state unemployment rate in 2021 will be 18  p ercent. The state ’s current unemployment rate is about half that level. As a result, the $ 555  m illion interest payment is based on an implausibly large projection of outstanding federal loans at the end of 2021 —$ 48  b illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4360

Strengthening the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Mar 10, 2021 - The 2021 ‑22 Governor ’s Budget proposes to use approximately $410  million of required debt payment funding for the same purpose. We note that the 2021 ‑22 proposed payment is in line with our previous recommendations for allocating Proposition  2 debt payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4400