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More than a dozen Republican and Democrat mayors throughout California have signed a letter urging San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed to drop his attack on public employees' retirement.
"We believe that engaging our public servants in constructive dialogue rather than political battles is a more effective way of achieving balancing budgets," wrote the elected leaders.
A press release from CalPERS confirms that a federal investigation into JPMorgan's accused civil securities violation will yield a nearly $261 million settlement.
CalPERS suffered a loss of some $221.6 million due to investments in JPMorgan's mortgage-backed securities from 2005-07.
The settlement will cover CalPERS' entire loss in addition to interest.
For further details, see CalPERS official press release.
According to a memo and press release issued by the State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF), two top executives will be leaving the agency.
At a board meeting last week, it was announced that CEO Tom Rowe and CFO Dan Sevilla will "step away from overseeing day-to-day operations immediately."
Rowe served as CEO/president since August 2010 and Sevilla began serving as interim CFO in October 2010.
The board has named current SCIF General Counsel Carol Newman as interim CEO and current SCIF CIO Pete Guastamachio as interim CFO.
These changes come roughly one year after Rowe announced that SCIF was able to eliminate nearly 40% of its workfoce without a layoff.
It took a few months, but thanks to ACSS, I finally got what I deserved:
A 3% raise and backpay.
I was demoted in lieu of layoff a few years ago when CDCR was downsizing and I slowly worked my way back up to the same supervisory position.
Like many excluded employees who have been topped out for years, I was eagerly awaitng my raise when the 3% bump hit in July.
I tore open my paystub in July. No raise.
Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido has distanced himself from San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed's embattled pension attack on public employees.
After Mayor Reed withdrew his original ballot initiative, he resubmitted a revised version that was conspicuously missing Mayor Pulido's endorsement.
Meet the last of the five winners of our Kindle tablet computer sweepstakes, Justen Burns.
Mr. Burns is a Supervisor of Residence Programs at California School for the Deaf, Fremont.
Justen joined ACSS because his first concern is job security and he believes that there is strength in numbers.
Now Justen is not only part of California's largest professional association for state supervisors and managers, he's also the proud owner of a brand new 7" Kindle Fire HD tablet computer.
Congrats, Justen, and a final congrats to our other four sweepstakes winners - Francine Davies, Nick Hromyak, Linda Maxwell, and Victor Wells.
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According to a memo from the DMV Human Resources Branch (HRB), the State Controller's Office (SCO) is currently processing roughly 6,700 retroactive pay adjustments for DMV supervisors. According to the HRB those adjustments "will generate for most employees in the affected classifications on or around Monday, November 4, 2013."
Furthermore, the HRB will be working to process an additional 3,700+ unusual cases (such as those employees who have received worker's comp, worked overtime, etc., etc.) that fall outside the SCO's processing capabilities.
ACSS is holding holiday parties throughout the state in December. Regional meetings vary, but may include raffles, dinner, dancing, and more!
Check out December on our events page to find a celebration in your area.
Meet one of the five winners of our Kindle tablet computer sweepstakes, Nick Hromyak.
Mr. Hromyak is a Senior Information Systems Analyst with the Department of Health Care Services.
Nick worked as a private contractor for seven years and now has been a supervisor at DHCS for two years.
Nick sought out ACSS because he's interested in improving his career with the State, and wants to network with his fellow successful supervisors and managers.
Now Nick is not only part of California's largest network for state supervisors and managers, he's also the proud owner of a brand new 7" Kindle Fire HD tablet computer.
Congrats, Nick!
Stay tuned to see the remaining winners of our sweepstakes in the coming weeks.
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In a meeting with ACSS Senior Labor Relations Representative Nellie Lynn, CalHR's Excluded Employee Labor Relations Officer Stephen Booth confirmed that his department is closely examining salary compaction - the phenomenon in which excluded employees often earn less than those they supervise.
"We're in the pre-budget process now," said Booth.
"And we're taking a serious look at compaction and some of the other perennial wage issues that have plagued supervisors."
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