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

Sep 9, 2025 - Freezes Employee Pension Contributions Through 2026-27. The Public Employees ’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 established a standard that state employees contribute one-half of the normal cost to prefund pension benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - CAAP noted that any adverse financial effects of a DROP affect a pension system in the form of an actuarial loss that results in growth in unfunded liabilities. The state is responsible to pay for any unfunded liabilities associated with the pension benefits it provides state employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

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

Jul 14, 2025 - For example, the state pays a percentage of employees ’ pay to fund pension benefits. During a furlough, the state ’s contributions towards pension benefits is made as a percentage of the reduced salary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - For example, the state pays a percentag e of employees ’ pay to fund pension benefits. During a furlough, the state ’s contributions towards pension benefits is made as a percentage of the reduced salary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - Influx of SIBTF Claims Based on Chronic Conditions Straining State Capacity for Review Incoming Claims Have Increased Much Faster Than State ’s Processing Capacity. As  discussed earlier, the state routinely received 700 to 1,000  cases annually until 2015.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program [Publication Details]

Jul 10, 2025 - In this brief we review a once-narrow workers' compensation supplemental payment, known as the Subsequent Injury Benefit Trust Fund (SIBTF), that has looser standards, broader eligibility, and more generous benefits than the standard workers' compensation system. The program pays generous lifetime benefits to injured workers who also have pre-existing health issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5062