The 2017-18 Budget: Funding Public Works Labor Enforcement

Mar 3, 2017 - Actual annual revenues from the recently created contractor registration fee are less than estimated when the fee was established and do not cover current spending levels for public works enforcement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3603

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - The survey found that while both state and local firefighters work 24-hour shifts, state firefighters work more days of the year (156 days compared with 121 days for the local fire departments in the survey).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

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

Jan 13, 2023 - In contrast, we do not view these items as baseline spending because they were not approved in any budget ‑related legislation. Consequently, we do not consider withdrawing the inflation set ‑aside or shifting back to lease revenue bonds from cash to be budget solutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6

Jun 14, 2019 - The normal cost typically does not change from one year to another unless benefits change or the CalPERS board adopts new assumptions that materially affect the amount of money that must be set asi de to fund benefits earned today.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4078

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - However, as discussed earlier, how several augmentations within the proposed package would fit within the structure of existing workforce de velopment programs is unclear. Accordingly, new workforce development programs may need to be created to administer some of the funding in this proposed package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - Between 2009-10 and 2010-11, Unit 6 members’ pay was reduced by 13.86 percent for 20 of the 24 months across the two fiscal years. As of December 2024, Unit 6 members have 131,427 hours of unused furlough or PLP hours in their leave balances.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

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

Jul 14, 2025 - The duration of PLP 2025 generally is 24 months across 2025-26 and 2026-27. Bargaining Unit 2 (Attorneys and Hearing Officers) is the exception and would be subject to PLP 2025 for only 16 months; however, Unit 2 would be subject to a larger pay offset than the other bargaining units during months of PLP 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 7 (Public Safety)

Sep 7, 2023 - 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

Labor Agreements: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, AND 21

Jun 25, 2020 - Makes Little Sense for Certain Employees: 24-Hour Settings, Federally Funded, Revenue-Generating. Furloughs create significant operational challenges in 24-hour settings (for example, prisons, hospitals, highway patrol, and firefighting) where positions must be filled around the clock.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4257

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

Sep 1, 2023 - The compensation studies that the administration submits to the Legislature pursuant to state law do not always support the comp ensation increases that the administration and bargaining units propose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4798