The 2021-22 May Revision: Golden State Stimulus 2

May 18, 2021 - Federal Stimulus Checks. Over the last year, most low- and middle-income Californians received three federal stimulus checks totaling $3,200 per adult and $2,500 per child. For example, an eligible family of four received $11,400 in federal stimulus payments over the past year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4435

The 2022-23 Budget: Assessing Proposals to Address Unemployment Insurance Fraud

Feb 15, 2022 - Third, former employers typically provide a check on the validity of workers ’ claims, but this extra level of review did not apply to self ‑employed  workers. State Steps to Address Backlog  and Fraud EDD Took Early Step to Proactively Limit Fraud in Federal Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

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

Sep 9, 2025 - Despite the above market compensation levels, the study found that the voluntary separation rate among state-employed psychiatric technicians is higher than the statewide voluntary separation rate across all bargaining units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - While these data are the best available for statewide vacancies and position authority, we did identify one significant glitch in the data when we spot checked them. Specifically, the data suggest that the Secretary of State (SOS) has a vacancy rate of 49  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings [Publication Details]

Jul 11, 2025 - Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings [Publication Details] Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings Format: HTML Description: The final 2025-26 budget package approved by the Legislature maintained the May Revision level of savings in employee compensation and set an expectation for the administration and the state’s 21 bargaining units to meet and confer in good faith in order to achieve those savings through the collective bargaining process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5063

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

Jun 27, 2025 - Moreover, although the agreement would reinstate current contr ibution levels by July 1, 2029, those levels may not reflect normal cost at that time. While the agreement would allow for the contribution rate to be adjusted, those adjustments would be limited to 0.5  percent per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - As such, employers cannot adopt a “use it or lose it ” policy for earned employee vacation and annual leave whereby unused vacation or annual leave above a certain level is forfeited at the end of the year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

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

Jul 14, 2025 - These higher leave balances, in turn, lead to higher costs to the state when employees separate from state service and the state must pay the employee for any unused leave at their final salary level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - At What Level of Budget Problem Does the Administration View Reductions in Employee Compensation Necessary? What Principles Would Guide the Administration at the Bargaining Table to Seek Concessions From Bargaining Units?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - Administration Overestimates Savings From PLP 2025 … Under the agreement, planned and unplanned overtime during PLP 2025 would be based on employees ’ full salary and not based on the reduced pay levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066