The 2021-22 Budget: Interest Payment on Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4360

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 18

Aug 12, 2022 - The administration informs us that the pandemic forced training online, limiting hands-on opportunities. The administration indicates that some components of the training needs to be hands-on in order to be effective.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4617

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - In 2021, the most recent year for which we have injury data, we estimate that 3,500 workers suffered workplace injuries of this severity. Coincidentally, roughly the same number of workers have filed SIBTF claims annually in recent years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

Labor Agreements: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, AND 21

Jun 25, 2020 - Unit 6 members currently contribute 4  percent of their pay to prefund retiree health benefits. The proposed agreement would suspend employee contributions to prefund these benefits in 2020 ‑21 and 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4257

The 2021-22 Budget: Creating a New Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages

Feb 10, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Creating a New Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages The 2021-22 Budget Creating a New Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages The Governor ’s budget for 2021 ‑ 22 p roposes to consolidate state workforce programs under a new Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4361

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - Today, the state and employees represented by Unit 6 each contribute 4 percent of pay to prefund the benefit for Unit 6 members. As part of the PLP 2020 labor agreements, employees’ contributions towards OPEB prefunding were suspended during 2020-21; however, the state subsequently made a payment in 2021-22 to catch up for this loss of funding to the prefunding trust fund in 2020-21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

Unit 9 (Professional Engineers) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - Specifically, employees with (1) 17 years of service would be eligible to receive 2 percent of base salary, (2) 18 years of service would be eligible to receive 3 percent of base salary, (3) 19 years of service would be eligible to receive 4 percent of base salary, and (4) 20 years or more of service would be eligible to receive 5.5 percent of base salary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4620

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - On June 25, 2020, the state and Unit 10 signed a side letter agreement that reduced Unit 10 pay by 9.23 percent in 2020-21 and 2021-22 under PLP 2020. …And Subsequent Side Letter to Restore Employee Pay in 2021-22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

COVID-19: Unemployment Insurance for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

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The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - The compensation reductions established under these agreements were in effect through 2020-21 and were restored through agreements in 2021-22. Bargaining Concessions Lead to Offsetting Costs Down the Road.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047