The 2015-16 Budget: Health Benefits for Retired State Employees - Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Recommendations [Video]

In these short videos, Senior Fiscal and Policy Analyst Nick Schroeder  explains how  the state  funds retiree health benefits and then discusses recommendations for legislative  consideration going forward.
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=21&videoId=141

The 2015-16 Budget: Health Benefits for Retired State Employees - Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Background [Video]

View on YouTube . To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Background March 16, 2015
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=21&videoId=140

State Options to Expand Unemployment Benefits

Apr 9, 2020 - Cash assistance to unemployed workers can help them continue to meet their financial obligations (like mortgage payments, rent, or car loan payments) and prevent further deterioration of their financial situation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4219

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - The proposed agreement would change how some pay differentials are treated such that they no longer are considered pensionable compensation —meaning that the payment does not affect the employee ’s pension benefits and do not require a contribution towards the pension benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

Unit 8 (Firefighters) MOU Analysis

Aug 26, 2022 - This agreement attempts to address these legitimate concerns about fatigue among firefighters that has resulted from these recent wildfire seasons. …But How Goal Would Be Achieved —and at What Cost —Is Unknown.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4621

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - The actual cost will depend on how many employees cash out leave and how much leave they choose to cash out. Provisions From Past Agreements Not Included No Reopener if Other Units Get Higher Pay Increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - A supplemental pension payment can benefit an employer over the short ‑ or long ‑term, depending on how the payment is applied to the employer ’s unfunded liability. Often, actuaries amortize a new unfunded liability over decades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - What Principles Would Guide the Administration at the Bargaining Table to Seek Concessions From Bargaining Units? How Would the Administration Determine What Terms to Impose on Bargaining Units That Do Not Come to an Agreement?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - The proposed agreement would again include this payment; however, it would change who would be eligible to receive the payments. Specifically, the agreement would (1)  remove Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (because the facility was deactivated) from the list of eligible institutions; (2)  add Salinas Valley State Prison to the list of eligible
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - In our view, no single option would be enough to refocus SIBTF due to how far the program has drifted from that original purpose. Furthermore, any legislative changes will require close monitoring to ensure they have the desired effect and to correct any unintended consequences that emerge in  practice.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062