MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - As we discuss in our March 2024 budget analysis , there are a number of reasons for authorized positions to not be filled by a department, including departments intentionally holding positions vacant to pay for rising costs of doing business; turnover in the workforce resulting from employees promoting, retiring, separating, or otherwise vacating positions; the compensation that a department is
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - Governor Presented —and Union Rejected —Last Best and Final Offer (LBFO) in December 2023. The mediation process ended on December 13, 2023 with the parties failing to reach an agreement. The administration submitted its LBFO to CAPS on December 19, 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

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 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

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Some employers offer employees a hybrid plan that combines elements of traditional defined contribution and defined benefit plans. For example, a parallel hybrid plan provides employees both an employer-funded defined benefit pension and an employer-funded defined contribution plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - In some cases, a department might want to fill a vacant position and have the funding to pay for the compensation established by the classification but is unable to fill the position because the compensation that the department is able to offer is not competitive enough in the labor market to attract qualified candidates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

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

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

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000)

Sep 7, 2023 - Administration Offers No Justification for SSAs. 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/4799

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - A compensation study aggregates and analyzes internal and external data so that an employer can compare the compensation structure it offers to employees with that provided by similar employers to similar employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773