MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6

Jun 14, 2019 - We do not have a bargaining unit specific valuation for 2016; however, the past two valuations released by the State Controller ’s Office (SCO) indicate that the Unit  6 normal cost was $227.4  million as of June 30, 2017 and $233.7 million as of June 30, 2018 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4078

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Apr 4, 2016 - These leave cash outs are subject to Medicare payroll taxes but do not affect employees ’ pension benefits. The administration assumes that departments would absorb these costs within existing departmental resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3409

Collective Bargaining: Assessing Proposed Employee Compensation Increases

Mar 20, 2020 - Two years later, CalHR indicates that the union and administration still have not resolved their differences on the compensation study and do not plan on submitting to the Legislature the 2018 study.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4206

The 2018-19 Budget: Meeting Workforce Demand for Certified Nursing Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Apr 27, 2018 - But Many SNFs Do Not. SNFs, however, vary notably in the number of nursing hours they provide to each patient per day. Of the approximately 1,100 SNFs statewide, 465 SNFs (42  percent) do not meet the minimum CNA hours requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3815

Recent Changes to State and County IHSS Wage and Benefit Costs

Dec 14, 2018 - For this example, we assume that neither County A nor County B provide benefits and all of the modeled wage increases occur in 2018. (We note that these examples are for illustrative purposes only and do not reflect any county in particular.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3913

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - We raised concerns in 2018 that CalHR provided no supporting evidence to justify Unit 6 pay increases despite it being required by state law (see our May 2018 analysis ). We raised concerns in 2019 that CalHR withheld (and continues to withhold) a compensation study it completed in 2018 (see our June 2019 analysis ) and proceeded to not produce
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Aug 28, 2018 - The administration ’s estimates do not reflect any changes in state contributions towards employee pension benefits beyond 2018-19. The most recent projections from CalPERS indicate that the state ’s pension contributions for miscellaneous employees will increase from 29.3  percent of pay in 2018-19 to 32.6  percent of pay by 2021-22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3880

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians)

Mar 14, 2017 - The agreement establishes a “goal ” that employees and the state each regularly contribute half of the normal costs by July 1, 2018. Specifically, the agreement requires the state and employees to contribute 1  percent of pay effective July 1, 2017 and 1.4  percent of pay effective July 1, 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3617

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 2 (Attorneys and Hearing Officers)

Aug 29, 2016 - State employees are reimbursed for specified costs incurred while traveling and doing business for the state. In the past, these reimbursement rates typically have been established in MOUs for rank-and-file employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3495

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

Jun 24, 2016 - The proposed agreement would increase pay by a specified percentage for all Unit 7 members on three separate occasions —3  percent on July 1, 2016, 3  percent on July 1, 2017, and 2  percent on July 1, 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3486