The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - Specifically, the data suggest that the Secretary of State (SOS) has a vacancy rate of 49  percent. In fact, however, in 2022 ‑23, the average monthly vacancy rate for SOS was 27  percent. The SCO and SOS reported that the 49  percent vacancy rate was not correct and that it was the result of internal processing issues at SCO.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - Though the upfront costs can be high, the federal and state governments tend to value R &D given that so many people potentially can benefit from new discoveries and technologies. Moreover, climate change R &D could be viewed as particularly warranted in California because the state has set its own GHG reduction goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

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

Feb 15, 2022 - Specifically, federal law allowed self ‑employed workers to backdate new PUA  claims to when they lost work, meaning a first fraudulent check could total several thousand dollars. Second, whereas EDD typically verifies claims against employer payroll records, it could not do so for self ‑employed workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - The Governor ’s budget includes $6  million from the General Fund in 2022 ‑23 for DMV to fund overtime for 200 Licensing Registration Examiners, as well as the necessary office and support staff, so that field offices with wait times of 30 days or more for commercial drive tests can offer additional testing slots on Saturdays.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - These payments also are set as a percentage of pay. Non-Salary-Driven Benefits. Unlike salary-driven benefits, salary plays no role in determining the value of non-salary-driven benefits earned by employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

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 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - The proposed MOU would make the JLMC a standing committee with no set date to conclude its activities. The administration indicates that this JLMC improved communication between the union and the department to better assist inju red employees seek proper medical aid and return to work as quickly as possible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - In the absence of the agreement, employees at the bottom step of their salary ranges most likely could expect to see their total salary increase by a compounded total of 15.8  percent over the three years from MSAs alone.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - We raised concerns in 2018 that CalHR provided no supporting evidence to justify Unit 6 pay increases despite it being required by state law (see our May 2018 analysis ). We raised concerns in 2019 that CalHR withheld (and continues to withhold) a compensation study it completed in 2018 (see our June 2019 analysis ) and proceeded to not produce compensation
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - A compensations study should present a set of facts identified using a transparent methodology that can serve as a starting point in negotiations. A compensation study, itself, should not be the subject of negotiations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800