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

Jun 25, 2020 - For the 24 months in 2020 ‑21 and 2021 ‑22, most Unit 6 members would receive a reduction in pay equal to 4.62  percent under PLP 2020. This is equivalent to the pay received over eight hours —or one day —of work each month.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4257

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000)

Sep 6, 2019 - This means that the agreement would be in effect for three and a half fiscal years (the second half of 2019‑20, 2020‑21, 2021‑22, and 2022‑23). However, the agreement contains a provision—related to employee contributions towards pensions benefits, discussed below—that would have a new fiscal effect in 2023‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4094

Unit 9 (Professional Engineers) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - The compensation study found that state civil (representing 52 percent of the bargaining unit) and environmental (representing 11 percent of the bargaining unit) engineers are compensated above market.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4620

The 2021-22 Budget: Labor Agreements Ending Personal Leave Program 2020

Jun 25, 2021 - On June 11, 2021, the administration and CASE agreed to a successor MOU that would be in effect through June 30, 2022. The proposed agreement ends PLP 2020 and establishes other provisions, discussed in greater detail below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4446

COVID-19: Unemployment Insurance for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 23, 2020 - In December, 2020, H.R. 133 re-instituted the weekly $300 added benefit for January 1, 2021 to March  14, 2021. On March  11, 2021, H.R. 1319 extended the weekly $300 added benefit through September 6, 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4208

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

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - The current liabilities figure likely sits closer to $11  billion or $12  billion. Over the next few years, this figure will rise as additional lifetime benefit claims make their way through the SIBTF claims process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

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

Jan 13, 2023 - We define a delay as an expenditure reduction that occurs in the budget window (2021 ‑22 through 2023 ‑24), but has an associated expenditure increase in a future year of the multiyear window (2024 ‑25 through 2026 ‑27).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2020-21 Budget: Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings

Sep 9, 2020 - On June 25, 2020, our office released an analysis of the 11 labor agreements submitted to the Legislature before June 30, 2020. This analysis provides a historical record of all the labor agreements between the state and its employees to reduce state costs in 2020‑21 and—in most cases—2021‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4267

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - Salary and Pay General Salary Increases (GSIs) in 2022-23 and 2023-24. The agreement would provide all Unit 2 members a pay increase of 2.5  percent effective July 1, 2022 and 3  percent effective July 1, 2023. 2023-24 and 2024-25 Top Step Increases for Specified Classifications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4619