The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Labor and Employment Issues

Oct 5, 2020 - (Drivers who deliver food for app-based delivery services are eligible.) Other employees would be eligible for the state supplemental two week paid sick leave program if they are: (1)  healthcare workers, (2)  emergency responders and public safety personnel, and (3)  employees of businesses with more than 500 employees nationwide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4274

Federal Paid Leave for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 - As a result, some California workers, including those who work for app-based companies, may be employees under California law but independent contractors under federal law. These workers likely are not eligible to receive employer-paid federal leave benefits under H.R.  6201.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4212

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: Funding Plan May Not Meet Principle of “Shared Responsibility”

Feb 2, 2016 - During the legislative debate on the CalSTRS funding plan, administration officials and some legislators stressed the importance that state, district, and teacher contributions increase to ensure that all three groups would share in the costs to pay down CalSTRS ’ unfunded liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3337

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Sep 12, 2019 - In addition to the official compensation study compiled by CalHR, we also reviewed two other compensation studies that were provided to us by CASE. One compensation study was conducted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4095

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Apr 4, 2016 - Some information is kept in the official personnel file held by the department —including more formal documents such as adverse actions, settlement agreements for adverse actions, health coverage and retirement elections, or emergency contact information.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3409

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - The union requested that the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) officially determine that the state and Unit 10 had reached an impasse. In a September 26, 2023 letter , PERB issued its determination that the two parties were indeed at an impasse.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

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

Jun 10, 2016 - With an official term of four years, this agreement would have the longest duration of any Unit 12 agreement we have reviewed. The key provisions of the proposed agreement are summarized below. Three General Salary Increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3482

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - If an employee were to be called back to work during their regular shift hours on a day that the employee is officially on leave credit (sick leave, vacation/annual leave, or compensated time off), the proposed agreement would create a new requirement that the employee be credited with a minimum of four hours work time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

Collective Bargaining: Assessing Proposed Employee Compensation Increases

Mar 20, 2020 - In addition to the official compensation study compiled by CalHR, two other compensation studies (one conducted by the California Department of Justice and the other conducted by the University of California at Los Angeles) provided to us by the union that represents attorneys (California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges, and Hearing Officers in State Employment [CASE])
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4206

The 2018-19 Budget: Statewide Prison to Employment Initiative

Mar 12, 2018 - One byproduct of this new planning requirement is that the state workforce plan would add CDCR and county probation as official workforce partners. Some Grant Evaluation Data Would Be Submitted to State Board.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3781