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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. The 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 where 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 Operating Engineers, Inc. ADR Workers' Compensation Program began in early 1990 with the signing of the Workers' Compensation Agreement between…

  • Southern California Contractors Association (SCCA)
  • United Contractors Association (UCON)
  • Associated General Contractors of California Inc. (AEC)
  • Building Industry Association of California Inc. (BIA)
  • Western Wall and Ceiling Contractors Association Inc. (WWCCA)

If you have any questions regarding the operation of the Operating Engineers. ADR Group Workers' Compensation Program, please contact the Program Administrator, Chris R. Reinhardt, CIC, at (800) 864-6623 or by email.

Agreement & Declaration

Administrator

UnionADR, LLC
CA License #OK 21323
Chris R. Reinhardt, CIC
P.O. Box U
Moreno Valley, CA 92556
(800) 864-6623
Outside CA Call: (909) 234-7290
Fax: (909) 494-4164
[email protected]

Ombudsperson

Barbara Shogren Lies
Shogren Services, LLC
7177 Brockton Ave., Suite 101
Riverside, CA 92506
(800) 905-7595
Fax: (951) 788-0320
[email protected]