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

by Levine, David I.; Newhauser, Frank W.; Petersen, Jeffrey S.; Reuben, Richard; Echeverria, Cristian; Levine, David I.

• ISBN13: 9780880992374
• ISBN10: 0880992379
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-01
• Publisher: W E Upjohn Inst for

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(10)
Carve-Out Programs in California	2	(2)
Early Evaluations of the Carve-Outs	4	(2)
Areas of Concern about Collective Bargaining	6	(1)
Outline of the Book and Research Methods	7	(2)
Notes	9	(2)
Background	11	(28)
Workers' Compensation	11	(13)
Background: The Construction Industry	24	(2)
Background: Alternative Dispute Resolution	26	(10)
Concluding Observations	36	(1)
Notes	36	(3)
Overview of Carve-Outs in California	39	(8)
Medical Care	39	(3)
Dispute Resolution	42	(2)
Informing Injured Workers about the Carve-Out	44	(1)
Variety of Carve-Outs	44	(3)
Interviews with Ombudsmen	47	(28)
ADR in Carve-Outs	47	(10)
Analysis of the Survey and Interview Data	57	(14)
Ombudspersons' Frustrations and Suggestions for Improvement	71	(1)
Discussion	72	(1)
Notes	73	(2)
Eastside Reservoir Project Carve-Out	75	(16)
History of the ESRP Carve-Out	75	(2)
The Structure of the ESRP Carve-Out	77	(4)
Outcomes at the Carve-Out	81	(5)
Medical Services	86	(3)
Concluding Observations	89	(1)
Notes	89	(2)
The National Electric Contractors Association/International Brotherhood of Electric Workers Carve-Out	91	(14)
History of the NECA/IBEW Carve-Out	91	(3)
Labor-Management Safety and Health Committee	94	(2)
Discussion of NECA Carve-Out	96	(7)
Concluding Observations	103	(1)
Notes	104	(1)
Quantitative Analysis of the NECA/IBEW Carve-Out	105	(24)
Problems with Early Analysis of Carve-Outs	105	(2)
Control Groups	107	(1)
Hypotheses	108	(4)
Data	112	(3)
Results	115	(9)
Discussion	124	(2)
concluding observations	126	(1)
Notes	126	(3)
Conclusions	129	(34)
Summary	129	(14)
Recommendations	143	(7)
Implications of this study	150	(5)
Appendix A: Potential for Phony Unions	155	(2)
Appendix B: Preliminary Evaluation of Negotiating Strength and Terms of the Carve-Out	157	(6)
References	163	(6)
The Authors	169	(2)
Cited Author Index	171	(2)
Subject Index	173	(8)
About the Institute	181