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New Workers’ Comp Carve-Outs in the Works

California’s three major grocery chains — SuperValu, Kroger and Safeway — and their common union partners are in negotiations to make a major expansion of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) carve-outs in the non-construction sectors. ADR carve-outs have proven to significantly decrease the costs associated with workers’ comp claims by: providing better care to injured workers; … Read More »

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Flaws Revealed in the System at First Workers’ Comp Forum

SACRAMENTO – Despite having a full roster of attendees, most people who showed up at the Department of Industrial Relations’ (DIR) first workers’ comp forum in Sacramento preferred to listen as attorneys, doctors, employers and especially injured workers weighed in on what ails the system. Roughly 40 speakers gave their perspectives and recommendations on everything … Read More »

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Workers’ Comp Carve-Outs Expand Despite Recession

California’s alternative dispute resolution (ADR) carve-out programs for workers’ comp show the impact of the state’s recession, which hit the construction industry especially hard, according to data in two recently released reports. But despite the economic downturn, the number of employers covered by these programs increased in 2010 even as the amount of covered payroll … Read More »

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Reorganize Department of Industrial Relations – New Leader Says

During his confirmation hearing yesterday, Marty Morgenstern, Governor Jerry Brown’s choice to be Secretary of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, told California Senators that he thinks the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) could benefit from some slimming down. Morgenstern testified on a number of topics before the Senate Rules Committee including a re-organization within … Read More »

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Carve-Out Bill Killed by Lack of Data

A proposal that would extend use of workers’ comp carve-outs for alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs to state workers was chopped up during its policy committee debut. The bill was granted reconsideration by the Assembly Insurance Committee, as a face-saving measure for its sponsor. But because of legislative deadlines, the issue (while officially on hold … Read More »

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California Workers’ Comp Carve-Outs May Expand to Nevada

Should California’s program for workers’ comp carve-outs—those collectively bargained agreements between employers and unions to settle disputes via arbitration and mediation rather than litigation—be a model for others to emulate? One Silver State assemblyman thinks it should, and those involved in the programs already in operation here certainly do not disagree. California’s carve-out provisions were … Read More »

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Long Beach Public Safety Officers Hope To Beat Disputes Using ADR

The City of Long Beach has become the first city in California to negotiate a labor-management alternative dispute resolution process – otherwise known as a workers’ comp carve-out – to resolve claims. The program covers roughly 1,500 employees. The carve-out, which took effect in January, is a pilot program, but city officials are optimistic that … Read More »

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