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Oct 25, 2023

Still No Pay Letters for Salary Increases, But CalHR Indicates They Should Issue Relatively Soon

We still await the implementation of the salary increases for excluded employees related to State Bargaining Units.

Sep 18, 2023

ACSS Meets with CalHR: Excluded Employee Salary Increases Announced

Governor Newsom signed legislation approving new labor agreements for 13 of the state’s 21 rank-and-file bargaining units and including funding for excluded employee salary increases.

Aug 2, 2023

The ACSS Quarterly Newsletter Publication is back!

After a brief hiatus, the ACSS Quarterly publication is back! The Newsletter is also available for downloaded on our website. 

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Apr 11, 2023

CalHR Policy Update: Section 2104 – Leave Buy-Back

CalHR and the Department of Finance have authorized the Excluded Employee Leave Buy-Back Program for 2022-2023.

Aug 12, 2022

ACSS Meets with CalHR - Continues Push for Salary Increases and One-Time Payments

ACSS met with the Department of Human Resources (CalHR) on August 11, 2022 to discuss pay and benefits for the state’s supervisory, managerial, confidential and exempt employees.

Aug 10, 2022

2022 Open Enrollment for Health Plans is Coming Up!

Open Enrollment for health, dental and vision benefits will take place September 19 – October 14, 2022. It is not too early to start reviewing Annual Health Plan Changes for details on health plans, service areas, and benefit design for 2023.

Jun 29, 2022

CSEA Foundation Awards Scholarships to Students Sponsored by ACSS Members

The California State Employees Association (CSEA) Foundation selected 11 recipients to each receive a $1,000 scholarship for college expenses. Four recipients were sponsored by ACSS Members. Congratulations to the following scholarship recipients:

Apr 27, 2022

Leave Buy-Back Program Authorized for Excluded Employees

CalHR and the Department of Finance have authorized the Excluded Employee Leave Buy-Back Program for 2021-2022. Employees designated Exempt, Supervisory, Managerial or Confidential may elect to be paid at their regular salary rate in exchange for up to 80 hours of unused leave (vacation or annual leave, voluntary personal leave, personal holiday or holiday credit). Excluded employees related to bargaining unit 2 (attorneys and administrative law judges) may cash out up to 160 hours of leave. ...

Apr 22, 2022

Special Open Enrollment for the CoBen Cash Option Ends April 30, 2022

If you are an excluded employee tied to an SEIU Local 1000 bargaining unit and you are NOT enrolled in a state-sponsored CalPERS health plan, you need to enroll in the CoBen cash option by April 30, 2022*.

Feb 10, 2022

Governor Newsom Signs Bill Providing COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for 2022

On February 9, 2022, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 114 into law which provides COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for 2022. The law will become effective February 19, 2022 and will provide supplemental sick leave retroactive to January 1, 2022. The supplemental paid sick leave will remain in effect through September 30, 2022.

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