MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - Employees in different bargaining units who have similar jobs (for example, public safety classifications like peace officers and firefighters) earn compensation packages with similar components. For example, while the specific structure of the benefit varies, public safety employees generally earn pension benefits that are designed to offer a higher annuity to retirees at an earlier age.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - For example, the state agreed to offsetting pay increases for state employees when it negotiated for employees to contribute to prefund retiree health benefits and to contribute a larger percentage of pay towards their pensions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - For example, the state pays a percentag e of employees ’ pay to fund pension benefits. During a furlough, the state ’s contributions towards pension benefits is made as a percentage of the reduced salary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

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

Jun 27, 2025 - For example, the state pays a percentage of employees ’ pay to fund pension benefits. During a furlough, the state ’s contributions towards pension benefits is made as a percentage of the reduced salary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

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

Sep 9, 2025 - Typically, a furlough for state employees reduces state employee pay by 4.62  percent in exchange for one day (eight hours) off per month without affecting other elements of compensation (for example, pension and health benefits).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

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

Jul 14, 2025 - For example, the state pays a percentage of employees ’ pay to fund pension benefits. During a furlough, the state ’s contributions towards pension benefits is made as a percentage of the reduced salary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - Typically, a furlough for state employees reduces state employee pay by 4.62  percent in exchange for one day (eight hours) off per month without affecting other elements of compensation (for example, pension and health benefits).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - The proposed agreement would increase the pay received by Unit 5 members for specific activities (for example, caring for and maintaining a canine) or maintaining specific qualifications (for example, a paramedic certification).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - The nature of some state jobs —for example, a highway patrol officer or correctional officer —require a state employee to be physically in a particular location (whether in a state office or in the field).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - While different pension systems might use different assumptions —for example, different assumptions related to future investment returns —that affect the normal cost, they also have different policies —for example, different mixes of asset classes in their investment portfolios.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800