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

Jul 14, 2025 - As a GSI, this pay increase will apply to all steps of all Unit 16 job classifications ’ salary ranges. 2027-28: 3.5  Percent Top Step Increase. Effective July 1, 2027, the agreement would increase the top step of all Unit 16 job classifications ’ pay ranges by 3.5  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - Other state employees have jobs that allowed them to work remotely beginning in 2020 in response to the restrictions in place in response to the pandemic. The s hare of the state workforce that has worked remotely has fluctuated since 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - As a GSI, the pay increase adjusts all steps of all salary ranges of all job classifications represented by Unit 9. 2026-27: Special Salary Adjustments (SSAs) to Top (4.5  Percent) and Bottom Steps (2  Percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Labor and Employment Issues

Oct 5, 2020 - Job-Protected Leave Mediation Program for Small Businesses. The 2020 ‑21 budget plan establishes a mediation pilot program at the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The pilot program would be available to small employers (5 to 19 employees) prior to an employee filing a lawsuit that alleges the business did not follow the state ’s job-protected leave laws.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4274

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A significant decrease in agricultural production could have considerable employment impacts in that region, such as fewer jobs overall and unpredictable changes to the nature of remaining jobs. Loss of Biodiversity and Natural Resources Increasing Temperatures and Severe Weather Events Threaten State ’s Fish and Wildlife, Ecosystems, and Native Plants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - State jobs are categorized into more than 4,500 specific classifications. Each classification establishes the minimum qualifications necessary for the job and the salary ranges available to employees in the classification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections) [Publication Details]

Jun 23, 2025 - MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections) [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5058

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

Sep 9, 2025 - (The stipend provides remote-centered workers $50 per month and office-centered workers $25 per month.) Unit 18 Term. The proposed agreement would be in effect through July 1, 2028. This means that the agreement would be in effect for three fiscal years: 2025-26, 2026-27, and 2027-28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

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

The 2018-19 Budget: Meeting Workforce Demand for Certified Nursing Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Apr 27, 2018 - The 2017 ‑18 budget package raised this requirement to 3.5 nursing hours per day, and added a new requirement that CNAs provide at least 2.4 of the minimum 3.5 nursing hours per day. Both of the new requirements become effective July 1, 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3815