CSAC Bulletin Articles: Employee Relations and Administrative Services

October 13, 2022

Last week, CSAC reported on the final outcomes of measures that were approved by the Legislature and delivered to Governor Newsom for action. To keep counties informed of new laws of interest and impact, CSAC will publish a series of articles to spotlight those laws in each policy area. This week, the Government Finance and Administration (GFA) policy area provides information on new laws impacting broadband, the Brown Act, labor, pensions, personnel, workers’ compensation, and more.

Broadband

June 23, 2022

CalPERS has opened a 45-day public comment period on the regulations tentatively adopted last month to provide a specific time limit on the use of retired annuitants. The new regulations provide certainty for CalPERS member agencies, but also have the potential to increase costs in areas where the use of retired annuitants is hard to avoid.

The September CalPERS Board Meetings feature two issues of important significance to counties contracting with CalPERS for either health or retirement benefits. The Board is rethinking two policies that affect employer rates: 1) the “Financial Necessity” exemption in the Amortization Policy that gives employers more time to pay down their unfunded accrued liability (UAL) and 2) the regional map for healthcare pricing.

“Financial Necessity” Exemption in the Amortization Policy 

December 15, 2016

The Finance and Administration Committee of the California Public Employee’s Retirement System (CalPERS) will be hosting a workshop on the discount rate during its open session meeting next Tuesday, December 20. The workshop will build upon previous discussions about securing CalPERS’ future – managing funding risk, stakeholder outreach and engagement. This includes the impact to the funded status, normal costs, and unfunded accrued liabilities if the Board of Administration (Board) elects to lower the assumed rate of return.

November 17, 2016

The Finance and Administration Committee of the California Public Employee’s Retirement System (CalPERS) met Tuesday to discuss the current discount rate and the potential for lowering it within the next 12 months. The outcome of the hearing? Staff will bring a recommendation to the December meeting. This could have significant impacts for counties that contract with CalPERS for retirement benefits.

October 20, 2016

September 15, 2016

Following several months of stakeholder meetings and negotiations with the author and Administration, Senate Bill 1160, by Senator Tony Mendoza, now awaits action by Governor Brown. The bill would make substantial changes to the workers’ compensation utilization review process and purports to modernize data collection while making it more difficult to file fraudulent liens.