Carve-Outs in Workers' Compensation : An Analysis of the Experience in the California Construction Industry,9780880992381

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

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ISBN13: 9780880992381
ISBN10: 0880992387
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-10-01
Publisher(s): W E Upjohn Inst for
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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

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