The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - (For example, the proposal to provide fun ding to increase the number of behavioral health providers does not specify what share of funding would be allocated by provider type within the broad category of behavioral health providers.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - Social Security and Medicare. Not all state employees earn Social Security benefits. Notably, peace officers and firefighters do not earn these benefits. Most state employees earn Medicare. The benefit levels and employer and employee contributions towards Social Security and Medicare are determined by the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 19 (Health and Social Services/Professional)

Sep 1, 2023 - MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 19 (Health and Social Services/Professional) September 1, 2023 MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 19 (Health and Social Services/Professional) This analysis of the proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the state and Bargaining Unit 19 (Health and Social Services/Professional) fulfills our statutory requirement under Section 19829.5 of the Government Code.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4797

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

Sep 7, 2023 - Unit 20: Medical and Social Services. Employees include various medical and social services specialists who work in state prisons, veteran ’s homes, developmental centers, and state hospitals. The largest Unit 20 classifications include Licensed Vocational Nurse, Self-Help Sponsor, Dental Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant, and Pharmacy Technician.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4799

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - Depending on the specific pay differential, an employee and the state employer might be required to contribute a portion of the payment towards Social Security, Medicare, or the employee ’s pension benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Correctional Officer Retirement Income Benefits Not Eligible for Social Security. When Social Security was initially established in 1935, all federal, state, and local government employees were excluded from the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - Under the administration’s proposal, the first of these biennial reports would be released February 1, 2025 and would include Bargaining Units 2 (Attorneys and Hearing Officers), 6 (Corrections), 7 (Protective Services and Public Safety), 9 (Professional Engineers), 10 (Scientists), 12 (Craft and Maintenance), 13 (Stationary Engineers), 16 (Physicians, Dentists, and Podiatrists), 18 (Psychiatric Technicians), and 19 (Health and Social Services).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians)

Sep 7, 2023 - CDCR, the California Department of State Hospitals (DSH), and the California Department of Social Services employ the most Unit 16 members and have vacancy rates of 26  percent, 39  percent, and 43  percent, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4801

MOU Analysis: Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Jan 30, 2023 - This approach is less expensive than giving employees a 3.5  percent salary increase because a $1 increase in salary increases state costs by $1 plus the cost of salary-driven benefits (pension, Social Security, Medicare, and retiree health prefunding under the current structure).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4665

The 2022-23 Budget: Assessing Proposals to Address Unemployment Insurance Fraud

Feb 15, 2022 - When an unemployed worker submits a claim for UI payments, EDD confirms the worker ’s identifying information with the federal Social Security Administration and the state Department of Motor Vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542