MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - Therefore, we recommend the Legislature require an estimation of the fiscal effect and time line to implement a 56-hour duty week be provided prior to any discussion during the successor MOU negotiations in 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

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

Jul 14, 2025 - The turnover rate among state psychiatrists was in line with the statewide rates: retirement rates and involuntary separation rates were lower than the statewide averages and the rate of voluntary separations —meaning employees voluntarily leave state service to work for a different employer —was slightly higher than the statewide average (3.7  percent compared with 3.6  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

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

Jun 27, 2025 - In particular, while retirement rates among Unit 12 members is in line with state averages, the involuntary and voluntary separations are above the state average. This suggests that Unit 12 members are more likely to separate from state service before retirement compared with other state workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 13 (Stationary Engineers)

Jun 24, 2022 - Under the current project time line, the system is expected to be completed April 2028. Efforts to Develop Workforce. Under the agreement, the state and IUOE Local 39 agree to review Unit 13 classification structures, career pathways, recruitment, training, and educational opportunities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4607

Strengthening the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Mar 10, 2021 - Given an indefinite time horizon, rather than a constantly shrinking one, CalSTRS could adopt a standardized amortization period (for example, a 20‑year time line) to address accrued UAO. For any new losses, liabilities could be isolated and eliminated over a separate fixed period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4400

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - After Unit 6 salaries were decoupled from Unit 5 salaries in 2006, the salary growth moderated and today is in line with inflation growth. In contrast, after 2006, Unit 5 average base pay continued to grow much faster than inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Workers and Employers

Apr 5, 2022 - Reduced productivity due to prolonged heat exposure may have several consequences, including higher costs and longer time lines for construction projects or manufacturing processes. To the extent these impacts are not mitigated by new innovations or technological solutions, productivity losses generally will cause economic growth in a region to progress more slowly than if productivity remained unaffected.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4587

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - The limited detail available on the proposal —consisting of a few lines of budget bill language and a short description from UC —makes fully assessing it difficult. Based on the proposal presented by the administration and UC, it is difficult to determine whether the new incubators would coordinate or duplicate activities with existing incubators or the state ’s iHub2 initiative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

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

Jun 25, 2021 - Administration ’s Bargaining Time Line Significantly Impedes Legislature ’s Role in Collective Bargaining Process. The administration has (1)  provided very little time for the Legislature to review new agreements with nearly the entire state workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4446