Title

Carve-Outs in Workers' Compensation: An Analysis of the Experience in the California Construction Industry

Year

2002

Abstract

Employers and unions in several states during the 1990s were allowed to "carve out" their own workers' compensation systems. These innovative reforms gave the parties the right to collectively bargain their own systems outside the statutory systems. In addition, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) systems were implemented in order speed the legal process and reduce litigation costs. This book offers an evaluation of the first few years' experience with these organizational reforms in California.

Contents

  1. Introduction - Background
  2. Overview of Carve-Outs in California
  3. Interviews with Ombudsmen
  4. Eastside Reservoir Project Carve-Out
  5. The National Electric Contractors Association/International Brotherhood of Electric Workers Carve-Out
  6. Quantitative Analysis of the NECA/IBEW Carve-Out
  7. Conclusions

ISBN

9780880992381 (cloth) ; 9780880992374 (pbk.)

Subject Areas

UNEMPLOYMENT, DISABILITY, and POVERTY; Workers compensation and disability