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

Sep 9, 2025 - Beginning in 2030-31, both the employer and employee contributions under the agreement would fluctuate as a percentage of pay so that the employer and employee each contribute one-half of the normal cost of the benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - For example, the annual Unit 5 compensation study is not particularly useful for understanding how Unit 5 compensation compares with the labor market across the state. This is because the compensation study only compares the state to five coastal, high cost-of-living jurisdictions when Unit 5 members work in every county across the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

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

Feb 15, 2022 - While widespread frustration and an inability to contact EDD are problematic for other reasons, the claims from this group of workers did not represent fraudulent ac tivity so including them contributes to the overstatement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

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

Jul 14, 2025 - However, the agreements with Units 7 (Protective Services and Public Safety), 12 (Craft and Maintenance), and 13 (Stationary Engineers) would phase in the restoration of the contribution rate so that the state ’s contribution would not be fully restored until 2029-30.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - Effective July 1, 2024, the proposed agreement would create two additional tiers to the senior CHP officer pay so that employees with 27 years as a CHP officer would receive 10  percent of base salary and employees with 28 or more years as a CHP officer would receive 12  percent of base salary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

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

Jun 25, 2021 - LAO Comments Unit 5 GSI. The administration ’s fiscal estimates for the Unit 5 agreement include the costs ($84  million, none from the General Fund) associated with the 4.9  percent 2021 ‑22 Unit 5 GSI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4446

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 18

Aug 12, 2022 - In the case of 14 bargaining units, the state ’s contributions towards employee health benefits are established as a percentage of health premiums so that the state ’s contributions automatically change as health premiums change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4617

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 14, 2024 - 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 19 (Health and Social Services/Professional)

Sep 1, 2023 - Specifically, eligible employees would receive a payment equal to 1 percent of base salary after 12 months, 2 percent of base salary after 24 months, 3 percent of base salary after 36 months, 4 percent of base salary after 48 months, 5 percent of base salary after 60 months, 6 percent of base salary after 72 months, and 7 percent of base salary after 84 months.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4797

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol) [Publication Details]

Aug 23, 2024 - MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol) [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4920