On August 22, 2022, our office received a proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the state and Bargaining Unit 2 (Attorneys and Hearing Officers). This analysis of the proposed agreement fulfills our statutory requirement under Section 19829.5 of the Government Code. State Bargaining Unit 2’s members are represented by California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges, and Hearing Officers in State Employment (referred to as “CASE”). The administration has posted the agreement and a summary of the agreement and the administration’s estimated fiscal effects of the agreement on the California Department of Human Resources’ (CalHR’s) website. (Our State Workforce webpages include background information on the collective bargaining process, a description of this and other bargaining units, and our analyses of agreements proposed in the past.)
Term. The agreement would be in effect for three years from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025. This is longer than our recommendation, initially put forward in 2007, that the Legislature only approve tentative agreements that have a term of no more than two years.
General Salary Increases (GSIs) in 2022-23 and 2023-24. The agreement would provide all Unit 2 members a pay increase of 2.5 percent effective July 1, 2022 and 3 percent effective July 1, 2023.
2023-24 and 2024-25 Top Step Increases for Specified Classifications. In addition to the GSIs, the agreement would provide...
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