The 2022-23 Budget: Assessing Proposals to Address Unemployment Insurance Fraud

Feb 15, 2022 - The state hired ID.me to confirm workers ’ identities using so ‑called “one ‑to ‑one ” face matching; that is, when a computer algorithm matches the photo or video submitted by the worker to the worker ’s identification card.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

May 30, 2018 - In addition, the proposed agreement would provide a new annual uniform allowance of $250 to about 1,400 parole agents. According to the CDCR Department Operations Manual , “no uniform is required to be worn by parole agents.”
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3847

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 7 (Protective Services and Public Safety)

Jun 24, 2016 - Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Agent Pay Range Adjustments. The agreement would adjust the pay ranges for the Agent Trainee and Agent classifications at ABC —affecting about 145 employees. The Agent classification has three alternate pay ranges—A, B, and C—depending on an employee’s level of experience.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3486

The 2020-21 Budget: Staffing to Address New Independent Contractor Test

Feb 11, 2020 - Workers excluded from the new test include, among others, physicians, construction contractors, real estate agents, attorneys, accountants, private detectives, and travel agents. How Many Independent Contractors Does AB  5 Affect?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4151

CalSTRS Funding: An Update

May 5, 2017 - An analogy could be credit card debt. Each month, an individual with credit card debt incurs an interest charge. The cardholder ’s monthly payment typically must exceed the interest charge in order for the principal —or in the case of CalSTRS, the unfunded liability —to decrease.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3662

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - Unit 6 consists of correctional officers, parole agents, and other correctional staff who provide custody, supervision, and treatment of people in state custody. Unit 6 ’s current members are represented by the California Correctional Peace Officers Association ( CCPOA ).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

Unit 9 (Professional Engineers) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - Bargaining Unit 6 is represented by the California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) and includes state correctional peace officers and parole agents. As we indicated in our June 25, 2021 analysis of the 2021 Unit 6 agreement with the state, the Unit 6 agreement provided Unit 6 a 2.5 percent GSI in 2022-23 and specified that CCPOA could choose to reopen that agreement should another bargaining unit receive a GSI in 2022that is greater than 2.5 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4620

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - The state would be prohibited from using an employee ’s log on/off time, electronic access card entry/exit times, or other “online status ” in any electronic application as the sole source of attendance reporting or as the sole reason of discipline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - Unit 6: Correctional Officers and Parole Agents. As we discussed in our 2019 analysis , the last total compensation study submitted to the Legislature for Unit 6 that relied on the same methodology as is used for other bargaining units was submitted in 2015.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

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

Sep 7, 2023 - Figure 2 Most Local 1000 Occupation Groups Compensated Above Market (Total Compensation) Bargaining Unit Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants ‑19.5 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks ‑8.2 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks ‑12.9 Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians ‑17.6 Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists ‑3.1 Librarians and Media Collections
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4799