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 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - Some local governments in California offer DROP to their employees (for example, the Cities of Los Angeles , San Diego , and Fresno , and the City and County of San Francisco ). The specific design of DROPs vary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

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 12 (Craft and Maintenance)

Jun 27, 2025 - CalHR ’s compensation study compares wages and total compensation offered by the state with wages and total compensation offered by local government, federal government, and private sector employers across the state as well as within five distinct regions (San Francisco Bay Area Region, San Diego County, Sacramento Region, Los Angeles Region, and All Other Counties).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

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

Jul 14, 2025 - The PERB Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) concluded that while CCHCS had no duty to bargain over its decision to offer new programs, the Dills Act required CCHCS to bargain in good faith over the decision’s negotiable effects, and CCHCS failed to comply with this duty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - A compensation study aggregates and analyzes internal and external data so that an employer can compare the compensation structure it offers with that provided by similar employers to similar employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

Savings Plus Program: An Optional Retirement Benefit for State Employees

Mar 14, 2017 - Given the challenges SPP has identified in offering an annuity product, we think it is reasonable for the Legislature to hear from SPP and annuity providers to determine whether or not state law should continue to require SPP to offer an annuity product.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3616

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - Research In this section, we provide background on the state ’s climate ‑related research efforts, describe the Governor ’s climate ‑related research proposal,  assess that proposal, and offer associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

The 2018-19 Budget: Statewide Prison to Employment Initiative

Mar 12, 2018 - AJCCs offer two levels of job services: basic career services and intensive career services. Basic career services include an initial assessment, self-directed job search, and referrals to other job programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3781

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

Sep 9, 2025 - For most of the more than six decades that the state has offered its employees retiree health benefits, the state did not prefund the benefit but instead paid the cost on a pay-as-you-go basis after employees retired.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073