CASE Awards Five Academic Scholarships. CASE recently awarded five $1,000 academic scholarships to members or their dependents. These awards honor applicants who are currently in a career, or plan to pursue a career, in government or another form of service supporting the common good, or applicants who can demonstrate meaningful commitment to serving others by participation in service-oriented academic pursuits, volunteer, or community service. This week, we highlight scholarship recipient, Jade Lee (pictured below).
CASE scholarship recipient Jade Lee is a recent high school graduate, who, in a few short months, will begin her undergraduate studies at the University of California San Diego, where she will pursue a degree in bioengineering. Ms. Lee was drawn to this major as she believes it is the best vehicle for her to advocate for individuals with hearing loss, and to ultimately find a cure for hearing loss. Ms. Lee and her entire family have hearing loss, which has shaped these academic and advocacy goals. While she attends UCSD, she hopes to use the educational opportunities the university will provide to develop her skills and become the best advocate she can be for individuals with hearing loss.
2024 Special Salary Adjustments Take Effect. With the arrival of the new fiscal year on July 1, the maximum salary range of all Unit 2 classifications except Attorney level III classifications (see class codes identified in below) will increase by 4.5%. Employees who have been at the current maximum for 12 qualifying pay periods or more shall be moved to the new maximum of the range. All other employees shall retain their salary and salary anniversary dates.
Also effective July 1, the maximum salary range of the Attorney level III classifications (see classifications below) will increase by 10%:
· 5795 Attorney III
· 5706 Deputy Attorney General III
· 5789 Deputy Attorney III, Caltrans
· 6180 Industrial Relations Counsel III (Specialist)
· 5812 Public Utilities Counsel III, CPUC
· 5537 Real Estate Counsel III (specialist)
· 6274 Senior Board Counsel, ALRB
· 6115 Senior Fair Employment and Housing Counsel (Specialist)
· 6733 Tax Counsel III (Specialist)
· 5763 Deputy State Public Defender Range C (only)
· 6204 Sr. Commission Counsel (Specialist) FFPC
Employees who have been at the current maximum for 12 qualifying pay periods or more shall be moved to the new maximum of the range. All other employees shall retain their salary and salary anniversary dates.
We expect to see the increase reflected in the pay you receive for time worked in July, issuing on or about August 1. We will continue to monitor CalHR and the State Controller’s work to implement the raises through required pay letters.
Note: The SSA’s effective on July 1 will allow employees who have not been at the maximum of their pay scale for the last 12 months, to receive their MSA on their regular anniversary date. MSAs are generally a 5% increase but cannot exceed the top of the pay scale.
Professional Development Days – Use ‘Em or Lose ‘Em. CASE Members receiveprofessional development days (PDD) each year. Unlike other types of leave that can rollover from year to year, your PDDs expire each fiscal year on June 30. You can check to see how much PDD time you have on the books by referring to the Leave Balances box inyour CalConnect Account. Unlike other leave balances which get lower with use, the“TRNG/DEV” line item that reflects PDD use counts up with usage. If the number in the far-right box is less than 40, then you have PDD time to use.
MOU Suggestion Box. While we are a year away from the next round of bargaining, it’s never too soon to collect ideas for future negotiations. You have access to our MOU Suggestion Box, a place for members – and ONLY members – to contribute ideas for new or improved benefits and MOU terms at any time. We are, of course, aware of the need for the Governor to address continuing salary lags (both within the unit and between state service and local government jobs), so we are hoping to collect your ideas on non-salary MOU items. To complete a suggestion card, click here. (pw: membersmatter22).
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Tracking Return-to-Office Mandates. 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 preparing grievances and for arbitration as necessary. Consider sharing the impact of the proposed policy changes with us via this form