In 2025, the 10 highest paid state employees in the Golden State were executives at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System. They made a ...

As CalPERS and CalSTRS' assets have grown in recent years, so have the pay packages for the state agencies' most ...

As the return-to-office deadline looms, a bipartisan bill proposes making remote work permanent for California state employees.

Newsom has ordered most state employees to return to the office four days a week starting July 1, 2026, up from a required twice per week.

One of California’s larger public employee unions is pushing legislation to make remote work a permanent option for state ...

A 2025 State Auditor report estimated that continued telework for state employees would save California around $225 million a year in real estate and facility costs. Supporters of remote work argue ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anne Hilborn with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife speaks to demonstrators on March 12, 2025, outside the CalHR ...

Newsom has argued that state employees must be in the office more to serve the public more effectively. But evidence contradicts this.“ ...

State worker unions in California are working to protect the right to work remotely, despite Gov. Gavin Newsom's opposition.

Legacy payroll system fails to process last-minute changes, causing overpayments State reclaimed $8.5 million in 2025; major departments recouped hundreds of thousands New California State Payroll ...

The California Department of Technology is piloting a generative artificial intelligence tool available to state workers, which the agency hopes will make daily work for those employees easier and ...

The past year was a turbulent one for many government workers. In Washington, the first few months of President Donald Trump’s second term were characterized by the chaotic effort to dismantle federal ...