CASE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPDATE CASE Advocates On-Air. CASE again publicly advocated for a sensible state telework policy in this Tuesday night report on ABC News 10 in Sacramento. “There hasn’t been a good rationale,” President Tim O’Connor said of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s return to office (RTO) order. “What happened during the pandemic (was) the …
CASE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPDATE Protecting Telework, Enforcing Employee Rights, Continues. In case you missed it: last week’s special edition CASE Files (pw: membersmatter22) covered the Governor’s latest edict, which directed departments to require their employees to return to the office two days per week beginning June 17, 2024. CASE President O’Connor noted to Politico’s …
As you are likely aware, Governor Newsom issued an order yesterday directing departments to require their employees to return to the office two days per week beginning June 17, 2024, but allowing for case-by-case exceptions. CASE is extremely disappointed in this directive and has already reached out to CalHR to begin discussions on this matter. …
CASE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPDATE RTO is Coming for Natural Resources Employees. One of the state’s biggest agencies recently sent an all-hands email to its 19,000 employees announcing they must return to their offices or work in the field two days per week. Supervisors and managers will start the hybrid schedule by May 20. All …
CASE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPDATE Remember to Use Your PDDs. CASE Members are credited with 5 Professional Development Days each July 1, but unlike your vacation or annual leave, PDDs don’t roll over. As we enter the last quarter of the fiscal year, remember to use your PDDs before they expire on June 30! Attorney …
CASE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPDATE New LAO Report Addresses State Employee Compensation. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office released a report late last week analyzing the Governor’s 2024-25 budget proposal’s changes for state employee compensation. As you may recall, in January, the Governor proposed eliminating telework stipends, eliminating vacant positions for one-time savings, and deferring the …
CASE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPDATE This week, CASE submitted its closing brief in the first arbitration regarding unreasonable return-to-office mandates. This case concerns our members at CalPERS which imposed a requirement for all employees to be in the office three days per week. After three days of testimony, the parties filed simultaneous briefs – you …
CASE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPDATE Mortgage Assistance for CASE Members. CASE members can now secure mortgage assistance, including lender credits of up to 0.5%, for home loans and refinancing. Other lender programs, including first time home buyer discounts, are available. Lenders, including LoanDepot and Arnaz Financial, work with multiple institutions to find the best rates …
CASE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPDATE President O’Connor in the News. CASE’s media-relations program promotes your union’s agenda in print, online, and broadcast outlets to elevate our collective interests in the public square. To that end, staff recently worked with Sacramento-based Capital Public Radio on a telework/return-to-office story that featured CASE data and several comments and …
CASE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPDATE Tracking Return-to-Office Mandate Impacts. CASE continues to receive notices from Departments regarding revised in-office requirements. Notices are shared with members in affected departments via email. Your feedback on the impact of return-to-office mandates is invaluable in helping CASE prepare to meet and confer with departments and agencies as well as …