MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6

Jun 14, 2019 - We do not have a bargaining unit specific valuation for 2016; however, the past two valuations released by the State Controller ’s Office (SCO) indicate that the Unit  6 normal cost was $227.4  million as of June 30, 2017 and $233.7 million as of June 30, 2018 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4078

The 2017-18 Budget: Funding Public Works Labor Enforcement

Mar 3, 2017 - Funding for these positions —$805,000 in 2017 ‑18 and $759,000 in 2018 ‑19 —would be provided from the Labor and Workforce Development Fund, a special fund designated for enforcing Labor Code provisions and educating employers and workers about labor law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3603

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Apr 4, 2016 - These leave cash outs are subject to Medicare payroll taxes but do not affect employees ’ pension benefits. The administration assumes that departments would absorb these costs within existing departmental resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3409

Collective Bargaining: Assessing Proposed Employee Compensation Increases

Mar 20, 2020 - Two years later, CalHR indicates that the union and administration still have not resolved their differences on the compensation study and do not plan on submitting to the Legislature the 2018 study.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4206

The 2018-19 Budget: Meeting Workforce Demand for Certified Nursing Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Apr 27, 2018 - But Many SNFs Do Not. SNFs, however, vary notably in the number of nursing hours they provide to each patient per day. Of the approximately 1,100 SNFs statewide, 465 SNFs (42  percent) do not meet the minimum CNA hours requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3815

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - In  2020 ‑21, AEP providers enrolled about one ‑third fewer students in their programs compared with 2018 ‑ 19 —a loss of about 50,000 full ‑time equivalent students. This significant decline was due to the effects of the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

Recent Changes to State and County IHSS Wage and Benefit Costs

Dec 14, 2018 - For this example, we assume that neither County A nor County B provide benefits and all of the modeled wage increases occur in 2018. (We note that these examples are for illustrative purposes only and do not reflect any county in particular.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3913

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - We raised concerns in 2018 that CalHR provided no supporting evidence to justify Unit 6 pay increases despite it being required by state law (see our May 2018 analysis ). We raised concerns in 2019 that CalHR withheld (and continues to withhold) a compensation study it completed in 2018 (see our June 2019 analysis ) and proceeded to not produce
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Aug 28, 2018 - The administration ’s estimates do not reflect any changes in state contributions towards employee pension benefits beyond 2018-19. The most recent projections from CalPERS indicate that the state ’s pension contributions for miscellaneous employees will increase from 29.3  percent of pay in 2018-19 to 32.6  percent of pay by 2021-22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3880

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians)

Mar 14, 2017 - The agreement establishes a “goal ” that employees and the state each regularly contribute half of the normal costs by July 1, 2018. Specifically, the agreement requires the state and employees to contribute 1  percent of pay effective July 1, 2017 and 1.4  percent of pay effective July 1, 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3617