The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - Short ‑Term vs. Long ‑Term Strategies. The  current supply chain disruptions are the result of both short ‑term issues, such as greater consumer demand, as well as long ‑term issues, such as the capacity and resilience of the goods movement system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21

Jan 10, 2017 - Unit 12: Rejected Agreement vs. Proposed Agreement Last year, the Legislature ratified a tentative agreement between the state and Unit 12. This agreement did not go into effect, however, because it subsequently was rejected by Unit 12 members.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3520

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - Subsequent labor agreements ended PLP 2020. As of December 2024, Unit 9 members have 474,357 unused furlough or PLP leave hours in their leave balances. Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Rising Cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 7 (Public Safety)

Sep 7, 2023 - Alternatively, if inflation continues to fall, the state could end up providing pay increases above the rate of inflation under the agreement, resulting in the state potentially paying more than might be necessary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4802

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

Sep 9, 2025 - Ends Telework Stipend. The agreement would end the telework stipend currently available to Unit 10 members. (The stipend provides remote-centered workers $50 per month and office-centered workers $25 per month.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - The administration began negotiations with state bargaining units near the end of 2020-21 to end PLP 2020. In the case of Unit 10, the parties agreed to a side letter agreement on June 9, 2021 to end PLP 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

The 2021-22 Budget: Labor Agreements Ending Personal Leave Program 2020

Jun 25, 2021 - These common provisions include: Ending Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2020. Pursuant to the agreements, PLP 2020 ends the pay period following ratification. As such, employees no longer would (1)  have their pay reduced or (2)  receive PLP 2020 leave each month.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4446

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - Subsequent labor agreements ended PLP 2020. Unit 6 Subjected to Largest Number of Furloughs in Past. The most extensive use of furloughs to reduce state employee compensation occurred during the five fiscal years between 2008-09 and 2012-13.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

The 2021-22 Budget: Interest Payment on Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

Feb 10, 2021 - The state ’s peak year ‑end balance of loans was $10. 2  b illion at the end of 2012. Between 2011 and 2018, the state General Fund paid a total of $1. 4  b illion in interest payments on these loans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4360

MOU Analysis: Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Jan 30, 2023 - Accordingly, taking on the employees ’ share of prefunding retiree health benefits would increase the state ’s costs by roughly $1 for every $1 of pay returned to state employees after ending the prefunding payroll deduction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4665