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

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

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MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - CAAP identified some specific behavioral changes that can occur when a DROP is offered that can affect the cost of the benefit including (1)  members might postpone retirement longer due to the financial advantages of DROP, (2)  the member might make the decision to enter DROP and the decision of their final retirement date to coincide with personal financial
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

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

Sep 9, 2025 - Pursuant to the Dills Act, the Legislature ’s action to not fund these scheduled pay increases in a ratified MOU means that (1)  the pay increases did not go into effect and (2)  the state and CAP-UAW can reopen the ratified 2024 MOU in whole or in part.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - In addition to these dir ect costs, there can be indirect costs resulting from concession agreements —like furloughs increasing state leave balance liabilities. Imposing Compensation Reductions on Bargaining Units With Active MOUs Weakens Labor Relations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - Compensation Studies Compensation Studies Can Be an Important Tool. A compensation study aggregates and analyzes internal and external data so that an employer can compare the compensation structure it offers with that provided by similar employers to similar employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

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

Jun 27, 2025 - Furloughs can make the state a less attractive employer to possible new hires by making the state ’s compensation package less competitive compared with compensation offered by other employers and by demonstrating a lack of predictability in the state ’s terms of employment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - Under current program rules, workers can qualify for SIBTF benefits even if the pre ‑existing condition does not interact with (or worsen the impact of) the work injury. The Legislature could instead require that pre ‑existing conditions make the new injury worse or render the worker substantially less employable than they would have been without the pre ‑existing condition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians, Dentists, and Podiatrists)

Jul 14, 2025 - These trade-offs include effects on recruitment and growth in long-term liabilities: Recruitment: Furloughs can make the state a less attractive employer to possible new hires by making the state ’s compensation package less competitive compared with compensation offered by other employers and by demonstrating a lack of predictability in the state ’s terms of employment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - As we discuss later in this analysis, employers may not pay less than the amount established by CalPERS; however, employers can choose to pay more than the CalPERS Board establishes as the actuarially determined contribution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887