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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) was originally developed by employers and unions in the early 1990s, primarily in the union concentrated states of California, New York and Illinois. Legislation created the legal alternative to the statutory system, granting employers and unions in the construction industry the authority to “carve out” the current statutory system and implement an alternative workers’ compensation system through collective bargaining.

In California, Labor Code 3201.5 effective July 1993, permitted the establishment of a program whereas, a union and an employer or group of employers in the construction industry could collectively bargain to create an alternative to statutory workers’ compensation using ADR. The use of ADR by Unions grew over time for one simple reason: IT WORKS.

The PCSA, Inc. ADR Workers’ Compensation Program began in early 1994 with the signing of the Workers’ Compensation Agreement between…

• California Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Association
• Air Conditioning, Refrigeration & Mechanical Contractors Association of Southern California, Inc.
• California Landscape and Irrigation Council

If you have any questions regarding the operation of the P.I.P.E. ADR Group Workers’ Compensation Program, please contact the Program Administrator, Chris R. Reinhardt, CIC at (800) 864-6623 or email.
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• PIPE Contractors Safety Association, Inc. ADR Agreement
• PIPE Contractors Safety Association, Inc. ADR Rules and Regulations
• PIPE Contractors Safety Association, Inc. Workers’ Compensation Program Alternative Dispute Resolution Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
• State of California Labor Code – Section 3201.5
• PIPE Contractors Safety Association, Inc. PCSA DIR 2022-2025 Renewal of Eligibility
• PIPE Contractors Safety Association, Inc. Alternative Workers’ Compensation Agreement, Renewal of Letter of Eligibility – 2019-2022
• PIPE Contractors Safety Association, Inc. Alternative Workers’ Compensation Agreement, Renewal of Letter of Eligibility – 2016-2019
• PIPE Contractors Safety Association, Inc. Alternative Workers’ Compensation Agreement, Renewal of Letter of Eligibility – 2013-2016
• PIPE Contractors Safety Association – 2023-2028 WCIRB SCIF Approval Letter
• PIPE Contractors Safety Association – 2023-2028 WCIRB Zurich Insurance Approval