Nearly 100,000 California state workers will not be required to return to the office four days a week until July 2026, thanks to a new agreement between the state and SEIU Local 1000 announced Sunday. Governor Gavin Newsom’s original mandate was set to take effect tomorrow, July 1, 2025, but this delay applies to employees represented by the state’s largest union. The deal also protects a 3% raise scheduled for this July and locks in another 3% for 2027. To help meet cost-saving goals, it introduces a two-year 3% personal leave program that reduces take-home pay but grants five hours of monthly leave. No additional furloughs or leave programs can be added during this period.
See "Return-to-office order delayed for thousands of California state workers", Richard Ramos, CBS News, June 30, 2025