The 2020-21 Budget: Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings

Sep 9, 2020 - As a result, by not setting aside any money to prefund Unit 5 retiree health benefit, the unfunded liability for Unit 5 will grow more than other bargaining unit until prefunding is restored. Unit 6 (Corrections) Budgetary Savings Achieved Through Side Letter.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4267

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Among all applications, qualified and not qualified, CDCR accepted about 5  percent of applicants. (For context, the academy for the California Highway Patrol accepted 4  percent of qualified applicants in 2022 ‑23.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - When CalHR did release a compensation study of Unit 6 compensation in 2023 (referred to as the 2022 compensation study because it relies on data from 2022), we were highly critical of the methodology adopted for the study.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 18

Aug 12, 2022 - To be eligible for the entire $2,400, an employee would need to be employed in every pay period between July 2022 and July 2024. Health Care Facility Retention Payment of $1,500. Upon ratification, each eligible full-time or intermittent employee would receive a one-time bonus payment of $1,500.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4617

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000)

Sep 6, 2019 - The proposed agreement adjusts the amount of money the state pays towards these benefits each year for the duration of the agreement. For the term of the agreement, the state ’s contribution would be adjusted so that the state pays up to 80  percent of an average of CalPERS premium costs and up to 80  percent of average CalPERS premium costs for
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4094

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 13 (Stationary Engineers)

Jun 24, 2022 - In 2022, the IRS monthly exclusion for qualified transportation benefits is $280. Increases Uniform Allowance for Eligible Employees. The agreement would increase the amount of money that eligible employees receive as a uniform allowance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4607

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - The most common arrangement is called the “80/80 formula ” where the state pays a dollar amount up to 80  percent of an average premium for the employee and 80  percent of an average for any additional premiums for dependents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

The 2020-21 Budget: Staffing to Address New Independent Contractor Test

Feb 11, 2020 - Proposal The 2020 ‑21 Governor ’s budget includes $3.4  million General Fund and 24 positions for EDD to implement AB  5. The proposal also requests $3.2  million General Fund in 2021 ‑22 and $2  million General Fund in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4151

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 26, 2019 - As Figure  1 shows, the parties periodically agreed to redirect this money to prefund retiree health benefits. The proposed agreement would maintain the amount of money that is redirected from pay to retiree health benefits at 3.4  percent of pay.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4089

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Aug 28, 2018 - If approved by the voters, the proposition would eliminate the increased fuel and transportation vehicle taxes enacted by SB  1 —meaning the state would have $5  billion less money to spend for transportation in 2020-21 than currently assumed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3880