Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - Full Employer Costs Likely $2   Billion to $3   Billion Annually. Looking broadly at incoming claims each year, employers likely face lifetime SIBTF costs totaling $2  billion to $3  billion for each cohort of claims that injured workers submit each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s CalPERS Borrowing Proposal

May 16, 2017 - A ten-year loan may need to be based on a higher interest rate than a two-year Treasury yield. LAO Bottom Line Fiscal Benefit to the State Seems Likely … The administration is asking the Legislature to approve a large commitment of public resources that will have long-term effects on the state ’s finances.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3673

Federal Paid Leave for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 - Most workers likely will find it advantageous to use the federal leave benefits because the federal leave benefit provides up to 12  weeks paid time off. (Current state law guarantees 12  weeks of job-protected unpaid leave.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4212

The 2016-17 Budget: Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act Resources

Mar 25, 2016 - In the infrequent case of a PAGA claim related to workplace health and safety, a DOSH investigation is mandatory and separate time lines apply to the DOSH investigation and for the employer to corre ct the alleged violation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3403

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - Therefore, we recommend the Legislature require an estimation of the fiscal effect and time line to implement a 56-hour duty week be provided prior to any discussion during the successor MOU negotiations in 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings

Jul 11, 2025 - Section 19829.5 of the Government Code establishes our ten-day review of proposed MOUs. While our office has issued unit-specific analyses for Units 6, 9, and 12, we have not issued analyses of the agreements with the other 18 bargaining units discussed below due to the ratification provisions provided in the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5063

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientists)

Aug 28, 2018 - These pay increases likely would be extended to managers and supervisors to avoid “salary compaction ” (when rank-and-file pay increases faster than managerial pay). Under the current MOU, Unit 10 members received GSIs in 2016-17 (5  percent), 2017-18 (5  percent), and 2018-19 (5  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3881

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Aug 28, 2018 - Future Costs Likely Higher Than Administration Presents. As we discuss below, the administration ’s projected costs do not reflect some costs that likely will occur. By 2021-22, the state ’s total annual costs resulting from the agreement could be tens of millions of dollars above what is reflected in the figure for the following reasons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3880

Collective Bargaining: Assessing Proposed Employee Compensation Increases

Mar 20, 2020 - The Legislature has recent compensation studies for seven of the eight bargaining units likely to submit proposed MOUs for ratification in 2020. The last compensation study submitted to the Legislature for Unit 6 used data that is seven years old.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4206

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - As such, whatever is ratified under a Unit 6 agreement will create a precedent that likely will be used as a model for successor agreements with the other six bargaining units expected to come to the table this ye ar.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058