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

Sep 9, 2025 - Specifically, the agreement would phase in the restoration of contribution by requiring the state and employees to increase their contributions by 1.5  percent of pay in 2027-28 (to a total of 1.5  percent of pay), 2028-29 (to a total of 3  percent of pay), and 2029-30 (to a total of 4.5  percent of pay).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 14, 2024 - This compensation structure results in 19 hours in a typical work week being paid at 1.5 times an employee ’s hourly rate for scheduled overtime, referred to as Extended Duty Week Compensation (EDWC).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4919

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - Governor ’s Proposal One-Year Unallocated Reduction of $1.5  Billion ($762.5  Million General Fund) Across Departmental Operations. The Governor ’s proposed budget assumes that state operations are reduced by $1.5  billion ($762.5  million General Fund) in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 7 (Public Safety)

Sep 7, 2023 - Despite this variation, however, in 2022, average base pay was 1.5  percent lower than in 2002. We do not know the cause of this variation; however, the trend could reflect shifts in the workforce over time that affect the average salary rather than a reflection of past pay increases not keeping pace with inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4802

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - The result is that overtime —paid at 1.5 times regular pay —constitutes a substantial portion of Unit 8 compensation. In calendar year 2024, data from the State Controller ’s Office indicate that rank-and-file Unit 8 salaries totaled $518  million and overtime payments to these employees totaled $294  million —57  percent of their base salary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000)

Sep 7, 2023 - As Figure  3 shows, the administration estimates that the agreement would increase state annual costs by nearly $1.5  billion ($670  million General Fund) by 2025-26. If the GSI in 2025-26 is 4  percent, the annual cost would be about $125  million higher.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4799

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

Jun 27, 2025 - (The higher vacancy rate likely is not due to a growth in the number of authorized positions as the number of authorized Unit 12 positions grew by about 1.5  percent over the past five years.) Combined, these factors indicate that there may be recruitment and retention challenges for Unit 12.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Major cost shift proposals in the Governor ’s budget include: (1)  shifting $1.5  billion in costs for zero ‑emission vehicles from the General Fund to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, (2)  making $850  million in loans from special funds to the General Fund, (3)  temporarily transferring $300  million from the health care affordability reserve fund to the General Fund, and (4)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

Revisiting the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Insolvency

Sep 30, 2016 - Specifically, for tax year 2015, California employers paid 0.6  percent (the typical federal UI tax rate) plus an additional 1.5  percent (the increase to repay federal loans) on a tax base of the first $7,000 of each current employee ’s wages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3503/1

Unit 8 (Firefighters) MOU Analysis

Aug 26, 2022 - This compensation struc ture results in 19 hours in a typical work week being paid at 1.5 times an employee ’s hourly rate for scheduled overtime, referred to as Extended Duty Week Compensation. For any time worked in excess of 72 hours in a workweek, employees receive additional pay for Unplanned Overtime, which is also paid at 1.5 times an employee ’s hourly rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4621