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

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

• ISBN13: 9780880992381
• ISBN10: 0880992387
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-10-01
• Publisher: W E Upjohn Inst for

Table of Contents

1 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)
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)
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)
4 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)
5 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)
6 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)
7 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)
8 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