MOU Analysis: Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Jan 30, 2023 - (For more information about the disagreement, refer to this August 2022 article published by the Sacramento Bee or this February 2020 article published by CalMatters.) The disagreement resulted in CAPS union membership rejecting a 2014 tentative agreement negotiated with the Brown Administration—something that is incredibly rare in the collective bargaining process—after the Legislature had already ratified the agreement as part of the 2014-15 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4665

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - The proposed agreement deletes Article 15.19 from the agreement. This means that the proposed agreement includes no language related to the Unit  6 compensation study or to Section 19286 of the Government Code.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - State law (see Article XVI of the California Constitution and Section 20120 of the Government Code) gives the CalPERS board plenary authority, fiduciary responsibility, and management and control of the pension system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - Article 3.1 of the MOU for professional engineers requires CalHR and the union representing professional engineers (Professional Engineers in California Government) to jointly complete an annual salary survey.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

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

Sep 9, 2025 - Bargaining Unit 2 (Attorneys and Hearing Officers) and Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians, Dentists, and Podiatrists) are exceptions and would b e subject to PLP 2025 for only 16 months; however, employees represented by these two bargaining units would be subject to a larger pay offset than the other bargaining units during months of PLP 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

The 2021-22 Budget: Creating a New Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages

Feb 10, 2021 - The LWDA was created in 2002 t o ( 1)  i mprove accountability and access to services, ( 2)  e liminate program duplication, and ( 3)  a chieve cost ‑effectiveness. Achieving the objectives identified for the new department appears well within the original and ongoing responsibilities of the LWDA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4361

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

Jun 27, 2025 - A future Legislature and Governor could face pressure to use money from the trust fund as soon as it becomes available, e specially to address a budget problem, should one exist in 2046. To the extent that money is drawn from the fund before the benefit is fully funded, the likelihood of the benefit ever becoming fully funded will further diminish.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - (The agreement specifies that the state would not provide the home address, personal cellular telephone number, and personal e-mail addresses for an employee who is protected as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking as set forth in Section 6206.7 of the Government Code.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 14, 2024 - Under the proposed agreement, the incentiv e payments are established as a percentage of base pay and range from 2.5  percent to 10  percent of pay. The agreement specifies that qualified employees may receive multiple incentive payments established by the agreement so long as the cumulative value of the incentive payments does not exceed 15  percent of pay.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4919

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