MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - Since the 1990s, the costs for this benefit have been among the fastes t growing costs in the state budget. Between 2000-01 and 2024-25, the state ’s inflation-adjusted General Fund pay-as-you-go cost towards these benefits increased by more than 250  percent to $2.8  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

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

Jun 27, 2025 - In addition, sharing the funding cost with state employees likely strengthens any argument that the benefit is protected under the State Constitution, potentially preventing the Legislature from reducing or modifying the benefit in t he future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - In addition, sharing the funding cost with state employees likely strengthens any argument that the benefit is protected under the State Constitution, potentially preventing the Legislature from reducing or modifying the benefit in t he future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - As such, if the state were to incorporate a DROP as part of its compensation package to Uni t 8 members, the state would bear the risks associated with the program (for example, if actual investment returns fell short of the interest rate applied to funds in a DROP account).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

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

Sep 9, 2025 - Furloughs have been used in ten fiscal years since 1992 (1992-93, 1993-94, 2003-04, 2008-09 through 2012-13, 2020-21, and 2025-26). Typically, a furlough for state employees reduces state employee pay by 4.62  percent in exchange for one day (eight hours) off per month without affecting other elements of compensation (for example, pension and health benefits).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - Since 1992-93, furloughs have been used in nine fiscal years (1992-93, 1993-94, 2003-04, 2008-09 through 2012-13, and 2020-21). Furloughs typically reduce state employee pay by roughly 5  percent for every day-per-month of furlough.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

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

Jul 14, 2025 - Furloughs have been used in ten fiscal years since 1992 (1992-93, 1993-94, 2003-04, 2008-09 through 2012-13, 2020-21, and 2025-26). Typically, a furlough for state employees reduces state employee pay by 4.62  percent in exchange for one day (eight hours) off per month without affecting other elements of compensation (for example, pension and health benefits).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of Labor and Employment Programs

Jan 22, 2020 - The labor and employment programs are administered at the state level by the Employment Development Department (EDD), the Departmen t of Industrial Relations (DIR), the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB), and the Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4139

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

Jun 25, 2020 - State employee salaries have grown significantly since 2003‑04, meaning that the liability associated with these unused furlough hours also has increased significantly. Systematically Underfunds Pension Liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4257

The 2021-22 Budget: Interest Payment on Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

Feb 10, 2021 - However, after the administration developed its estimate, the federal government, on December 27, extended the interest accrual waiver from the end of 2020 t hrough March  14, 2021. As a result, the state ’s interest payment for 2021 ‑22 will cover roughly 6 m onths of accrued interest (March   15 t hrough September 30), whereas the administration ’s interest payment estimate reflects 9 m onths of interest.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4360