Alternative Dispute Resolution – (‘Carve-Out’) for Construction

BERKELEY - A report on the Construction Carve-Out Program for 1996 has been issued by the Division of Workers' Compensation. 1996 was the second full calendar year for the program, designed to allow unions and construction employers to use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to bypass state workers' compensation referees and establish exclusive lists of medical providers through collective bargaining agreements.The report is based on aggregate data from 277 California employers who reported 11,6