MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - Some local governments in California offer DROP to their employees (for example, the Cities of Los Angeles , San Diego , and Fresno , and the City and County of San Francisco ). The specific design of DROPs vary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Under federal l aw, state and local government employers may continue to exclude some employees from Social Security coverage, but only if those employees are enrolled in a retirement plan that meets federal regulations requiring at least a specified level of benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

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

Jun 27, 2025 - CalHR ’s compensation study compares wages and total compensation offered by the state with wages and total compensation offered by local government, federal government, and private sector employers across the state as well as within five distinct regions (San Francisco Bay Area Region, San Diego County, Sacramento Region, Los Angeles Region, and All Other Counties).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

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

Jul 14, 2025 - The PERB Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) concluded that while CCHCS had no duty to bargain over its decision to offer new programs, the Dills Act required CCHCS to bargain in good faith over the decision’s negotiable effects, and CCHCS failed to comply with this duty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - A compensation study aggregates and analyzes internal and external data so that an employer can compare the compensation structure it offers with that provided by similar employers to similar employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - Research In this section, we provide background on the state ’s climate ‑related research efforts, describe the Governor ’s climate ‑related research proposal,  assess that proposal, and offer associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

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

Sep 9, 2025 - For most of the more than six decades that the state has offered its employees retiree health benefits, the state did not prefund the benefit but instead paid the cost on a pay-as-you-go basis after employees retired.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Sep 7, 2021 - President Biden, it seems that the federal government has had challenges retaining wildland firefighters in California because the compensation offered is significantly less than the compensation offered to CalFire firefighters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4451

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 7 (Public Safety)

Sep 7, 2023 - Administration Offers No Justification for SSAs or Any Pay Increase. Unlike a GSI, which provides the same pay increase to all classifications represented by a bargaining unit, an SSA provides specified pay increases to specified classifications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4802

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

Mar 10, 2022 - Providers Offer Training in Entry ‑Level Health Care Occupations Through Adult Education Program. Adult education focuses on providing precollegiate ‑level instruction and short ‑term training in various program areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572