MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 14, 2024 - The proposed agreement specifies that, notwithstanding the implementation of the 66-hour duty week for compensation purposes, upon ratification or on November 25, 2024, whichever date is later, Unit 8 members assigned to Shift Pattern 1 would be placed in either a “Modified Kelly” (also known as a 48/96 work schedule where employees work two consecutive 24-hour shifts on duty
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4919

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 18

Aug 12, 2022 - Administration ’s Fiscal Estimates Increases State Annual Costs by $96  Million. The administration estimates that by 2025-26, the agreement would increase state annual costs by $96.2  million ($93.6  million General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4617

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Labor and Employment Issues

Oct 5, 2020 - Under state law, PAGA allows employees to sue their employers to collect a share of penalties associated with labor l aw violations. Penalties and settlement awards from PAGA lawsuits are distributed 75  percent to the LWDF and 25  percent to the plaintiffs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4274

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Under federal l aw, state and local government employers may continue to exclude some employees from Social Security coverage, but only if those employees are enrolled in a retirement plan that meets federal regulations requiring at least a specified level of benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s CalPERS Borrowing Proposal

May 16, 2017 - For much of the late 1990s and 2000s, the yield averaged around 6  percent, although it fell after the dot-com bust and ensuing recession in the early 2000s. After the rate fell in 2008, it has remained near zero as inflation and U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3673