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 2020-21 Budget: Improving the State's Unpaid Wage Claim Process

Feb 19, 2020 - We recommend the Legislature approve the request to add settlement and hearing officers at the Labor Commissioner ’s Office to address long delays for workers who file wage claims. While the exact outcomes of adding these staff are unknown, the severity of the existing delays —particularly given the statutory time line —warrants additional resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4165

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

Sep 9, 2025 - Figure 1 Summary of PLP 2025 Under Ratified Agreements Unit Monthly Hours of Leave Accrued Duration (Months) Monthly Hours of Leave Accrued Duration (Months) 5.0 12 a The specific pay reduction and corresponding number of hours of leave accrued will depend on the pay increases provided to Unit 5 following the annual survey required by Section 19827 of the Government Code.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - Under the agreement, PLP 2025 would (1)  reduce employee pay by 3  percent (effectively holding employee take-home pay flat after accounting for the GSI) and (2)  provide employees five hours of PLP 2025 leave each month.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - A 56-hour duty week would significantly increase the state ’s annual costs and a DROP would create long-term fiscal risk for the state. 56-Hour Duty Week Reducing Duty Week to 56 Hours Would Increase Annual State General Fund Costs by Hundreds of Millions of Dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 14, 2024 - These long periods of work have been difficult for firefighters as well as for their families. By switching from a 72-hour duty week to a 66-hour duty week, the typical schedule for a firefighter would include roughly one fewer 24-hour shift per month than is currently the case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4919

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - This approach is used because it can be difficult to estimate in a given year (1)  the number of hours of overtime that will be worked and (2)  the cost of each of those hours as the cost depends on which employees work overtime.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

Recent Changes to State and County IHSS Wage and Benefit Costs

Dec 14, 2018 - We note that counties can use this 10  percent option up to two times, as long as the wage and benefit increases begin prior to the state minimum wage increasing to $15 per hour (scheduled to occur on January 1, 2022) and other conditions are met.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3913

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

Jun 27, 2025 - In addition to the five hours of PLP 2025 leave credit received each month, the agreement would provide employees eight hours of PLP 2025 leave on June 1, 2027 on a one-time basis. Suspension of Employer and Employee Contributions to Prefund OPEB.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

The 2015-16 Budget: Health Benefits for Retired State Employees - Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Recommendations [Video]

View on YouTube . To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Recommendations March 16, 2015
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=21&videoId=141