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 16 (Physicians, Dentists, and Podiatrists)

Jul 14, 2025 - If the proposed successor MOU is not ratified, the provisions of the expired MOU generally would remain in effect as is required by the Ralph C. Dills Act (Dills Act). This analysis of the proposed agreement fulfills our statutory requirement under Section 19829.5 of the Government Code.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - Collective Bargaining Ralph C. Dills Act. Collective bargaining between the Governor and the state ’s rank-and-file employees (organized into 21 bargaining units) is governed by the Ralph C. Dills Act (Dills Act).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - In the event that the proposed agreement is not ratified before June 30, 2025, the provisions of the current MOU generally would remain in effect as is required under the Ralph C. Dills Act . This analysis of the proposed agreement fulfills our statutory requirement under Section 19829.5 of the Government Code.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

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

Sep 9, 2025 - Under the Ralph C. Dills Act (Dills Act), two things occur if the Legislature does not fully fund the economic provisions of an MOU: (1)  the unfunded provision does not go into effect and (2)  either party —the administration or the bargaining unit —may reopen negotiations on all or a part of the MOU.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

Unit 9 (Professional Engineers) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - Range C Special Salary Adjustment Joint Labor Management Committee. The proposed agreement specifies that the state and PECG shall establish a committee to study Range C of 13 Unit 9 classifications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4620

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

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 7 (Protective Services and Public Safety)

Jun 24, 2016 - The Agent classification has three alternate pay ranges—A, B, and C—depending on an employee’s level of experience. The administration indicates that most affected employees currently are paid at the top step of Range C.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3486

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - In the event that the proposed agreement is not ratified before July 2, 2025, the provisions of the current MOU generally would remain in effect as is required under the Ralph C. Dills Act . This analysis of the proposed agreement fulfills our statutory requirement under Section 19829.5 of the Government Code.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 7 (Public Safety)

Sep 7, 2023 - Under the Ralph C. Dills Act, while the Governor negotiates terms and conditions of employment with bargaining units, the Legislature retains the ultimate authority to approve or reject agreements. The Legislature can reject an agreement either by (1)  rejecting a tentative agreement that is submitted to the Legislature for ratification or (2)  not appropriating sufficient funds to pay for the terms of an MOU that the Legislature has already ratified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4802