MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - In the event that employees have unused PLP 2025 leave in their leave banks upon separation, the agreement specifies that the employees ’ unused leave would be cashed out upon separation at their final salary level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

The Rise of Remote Work: Effects on California's Labor Market [Publication Details]

May 6, 2026 - The LAO is unable to guarantee the accuracy of this translation and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information resulting from the translation application tool. Choose your language:
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5182

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Women Disproportionately Rejected From Academy Application Process. Part of the challenge of hiring female correctional officers is due to the fact that more men apply to become correctional officers than women.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - The provisions of the MOUs with these bargaining units would provide employees in each of the units some form of salary increase in 2025-26. Seven Bargaining Units Have Agreements Expiring in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

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

Jun 27, 2025 - These higher leave balances, in turn, lead to higher costs to the state when employees separate from state service and the state must pay the employee for any unused leave at their final salary level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

The Rise of Remote Work: Effects on California's Labor Market

May 6, 2026 - Employers, for their part, face higher costs but gain access to talented workers and industry clusters. The rise of remote work has changed the way workers and employers balance these competing forces.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5182

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - The state has provided some form of health benefits to retired state employees since 1961. During most of this time, the state has paid for these benefits on a pay-as-you-go basis after an employee is retired and receiving the benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

MOU Analysis: Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Jan 30, 2023 - With state employee compensation being among the largest state operating costs, the state often seeks concessions from state employees (most commonly through some form of furlough) to help address projected budget problems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4665

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - CAAP noted that any adverse financial effects of a DROP affect a pension system in the form of an actuarial loss that results in growth in unfunded liabilities. The state is responsible to pay for any unfunded liabilities associated with the pension benefits it provides state employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - As part of the recent RAND study, the authors estimated that the present discounted cost of all SIBTF claims totals $7.9  billion. (Discounted value is a measure of the value today of costs that will occur in the future, adjusted for the fact that a dollar now is worth more than a dollar years from now.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062