1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1326+ words) By tackling litigation, medical delays, and return-to-work barriers simultaneously — and doing it across 33 semi-independent city departments — Los Angeles transformed a workers’ compensation program that had become reactive and adversarial into one that is collaborative, faster, and genuinely centered on employees....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1327+ words) By consolidating a fragmented workers’ compensation program and embedding dedicated case management resources, Continental Tire transformed a structurally inefficient system into a model of consistency, accountability, and measurable results — without losing sight of the injured employees at the heart of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1199+ words) By building a comprehensive, technology-enabled safety and risk management program specifically designed for school districts, the Georgia School Boards Association has turned a statewide self-insured fund into a model of prevention — delivering dividends, lowering costs, and reaching the school communities…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1248+ words) By pairing disciplined data analytics with a deeply held commitment to caring for its associates, Burlington, one of the fastest growing national off-price retailers, transformed its workers’ compensation program into a scalable, consistent, and genuinely people-first operation. Read more. By…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1245+ words) Fifteen months into the role, Marriott’s new Vice President of Global Claims took a hard look at a workers’ compensation program that had largely run on autopilot for decades — and launched a methodical overhaul designed to bring consistency, speed, and…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1410+ words) When two of the country’s largest health systems merged to form Advocate Health, the challenge of unifying their workers’ compensation programs fell to Melinda Daniel — who built a single enterprise program for 150,000 teammates across six states, guided by one simple…...

6+ day, 9+ min ago   (1572+ words) Mergers are hard. Health care mergers are harder. And when Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health combined to form Advocate Health — one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the United States — the operational complexity was staggering. Each of those…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1281+ words) By asking a simple but powerful question — why should an injured employee receive better benefits on short-term disability than on workers’ compensation? — Fox Corporation built a salary continuation program that transformed its workers’ comp experience and gave injured employees something…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1622+ words) Before Camille Forte arrived at HEI Civil in 2020, the Castle Rock, Colorado-based civil construction company was managing workplace injuries the way most companies do — with safety professionals doing their best in a role that stretches far beyond their training. “They…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1674+ words) The workforce is as diverse as the work itself. Employees speak dozens of languages. Some work overnight shifts. Many perform physically demanding tasks in high-risk environments. And a significant share have disabilities — because employing people with disabilities isn’t just a…...