Jeana Filippa

California State Workers Furlough 2024. California's budget deficit is at least $45 billion, a shortfall so large it prompted gov. State law requires that most california workers be paid the minimum wage.

The budget includes $1.3 billion ($676.3 million general fund) for increased employee compensation, health care costs for active state employees, and retiree. The unions and the newsom administration agreed to a “personal leave program” — essentially, a furlough that cut workers’ monthly pay by 9.23% and, in.