The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - As we noted in our 2021 analysis, a regular and consistent schedule for the release of compensation studies allows the Legislature, administration, unions, and public much more consistent information about state employee compensation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - For many years, there has been significant disagreement between CAPS and the state as to how much state scientists should be paid. The disagreement primarily stems from union-raised pay equity concerns between two sets of employees: (1)  between Unit 9 (Professional Engineers) and Unit 10 rank-and-file workers and (2)  between unit 10 rank-and-file workers and their supervisors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - The five jurisdictions are the City and County of San Francisco; Los Angeles County; and the Cities of Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Diego. This statutory comparison predates the state employee collective bargaining process established by the Ral ph C.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - The administration estimates that this provision could increase state costs by as much as $25  million. The actual cost will depend on how many employees cash out leave and how much leave they choose to cash out.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - Pension boards determine —either according to actuarial standards or statutory requirements —how much money employers must contribute to the pension system each year to address any existing unfunded liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Coastal Flooding and Erosion From Rising Sea Levels Sea levels along the California coast are projected to rise by about six inches by 2030 and as much as seven to ten feet by 2100 compared to 2000 levels, depending upon the degree of warming the planet experiences.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2018-19 Budget: Statewide Prison to Employment Initiative

Mar 12, 2018 - Below, we discuss several potential changes: How Much Funding Should The Legislature Provide for Ex-Offender Job Services? Based on the effectiveness of the ForwardFocus program (as evaluated in the State Board ’s report), the Legislature may wish to continue funding at its current amount, expand the program, or instead direct funding to other priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3781

Revisiting the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Insolvency [Publication Details]

Sep 30, 2016 - In this series of four online posts, we (1) examine the current condition of the UI trust fund and how it may change in the near future, (2) provide context on who pays UI taxes and how much they pay, (3) assess the extent to which the UI trust fund is prepared for the next economic downturn, and (4) look at potential steps the Legislature could
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3503

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Sep 12, 2019 - CalHR’s compensation study found variability across regions in how the state’s compensation for attorneys compares with that provided by local governmental employers. For example, although CalHR found a 10 percent lag statewide relative to local governments, it identified that Unit 2 compensation lags local governments by 17 percent in the Bay Area.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4095

MOU Analysis: Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Jan 30, 2023 - For many years, there has been significant disagreement between CAPS and the state as to how much state scientists should be paid. The disagreement primarily stems from union-raised pay equity concerns between two sets of employees: (1)  between Unit 9 and Unit 10 rank-and-file workers and (2)  between unit 10 rank-and-file workers and their supervisors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4665