The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - As part of the May Revision, the administration proposes new control section language under Control Section 3.90 to (1) authorize the Director of Finance to reduce as appropriate each item of appropriation in the budget to reflect “a reduction in employee compensation to be achieved through collective bargaining agreements” and the administration extending reductions to employees
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining [Publication Details]

May 19, 2025 - This is our analysis of the Governor’s May Revision proposal to (1) not fund scheduled pay increases to state employees established in ratified labor agreements and (2) authorize the Department of Finance (DOF) to impose reductions to employee compensation if collective bargaining agreements to achieve savings are not in place by July 1, 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5047

CalFacts 2024 [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2024 - CalFacts presents a wide range of facts and trends about the state's economy, finances, and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4942

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - We reviewed the proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) for Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol). This review is pursuant to Section 19829.5 of the Government Code.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - While this action could help address the multiyear deficits that both our office and Department of Finance project for the coming years, it would not (1)  help the state address the significant budget problem the state faces in 2024 ‑25 or (2)  pay down unfunded liabilities faster than otherwise would be the case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - We think there is merit in an exercise led by the Department of Finance (DOF) to identify inefficiencies in the state budget; however, we do not think that the proposed reduction will achieve the level of savings assumed in the budget for 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

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

Sep 7, 2023 - Specifically, the agreement specifies that employees would receive a 4  percent pay increase if the Director of the Department of Finance determines that there are sufficient funds at the time of the 2025-26 May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4799

Repaying the State’s Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan [Publication Details]

May 26, 2021 - In this post, we (1) provide an overview of the state’s UI system financing, (2) highlight how the pandemic affected the UI system, (3) look ahead to upcoming costs to employers and the state to repay the federal UI loan, and (4) assess the Governor’s proposed $1.1 billion pre-payment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4442

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

Sep 9, 2020 - Under the agreement, the Director of Finance has sole discre
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4267

Repaying the State’s Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

May 26, 2021 - UI Program Is Financed With Payroll Taxes Paid by Employers. Employers pay both state and federal UI payroll taxes. State UI tax revenues are deposited into the state ’s UI trust fund to pay benefits to unemployed workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4442