WorldatWork Alliance for Work-Life Progress Announces 2015 Seal of Distinction Award Recipients
LifeCare, Inc. Recognized for Outstanding Work-Life Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. — WorldatWork Alliance for Work-Life Progress (AWLP) is proud to announce that LifeCare, Inc. has earned the Work-Life Seal of Distinction for 2015. The seal is a unique mark of excellence designed to identify organizational success in work-life effectiveness. LifeCare is one of the 77 to be honored March 18 at the Gala Awards Dinner at the WorldatWork Alliance for Work-Life Progress 2015 Future of Work Forum in Nashville.
“We are honored to be named a 2015 Seal of Distinction winner,” said Peter Burki, LifeCare Chairman & Chief Executive Officer. At LifeCare we are committed to helping our members achieve success both at work and at home and we look forward to continuing to support our members’ and their families’ work-life goals.”
Begun in 2012, the AWLP Seal of Distinction assesses the seven categories of work-life effectiveness that comprise a best-in-class work-life portfolio in today’s workplace:
- Caring for dependents
- Health and wellness
- Workplace flexibility
- Financial support for economic security
- Paid and unpaid time off
- Community involvement
- Transforming organizational cultural.
“This year’s Work-Life Seal of Distinction honorees are an exceptional group of innovative leaders that strive to create a company culture that encourages work-life balance,” said Anne Ruddy, CCP, president and CEO of WorldatWork and executive director of AWLP. “We have several companies reappearing from last year’s list and we recognize those employers for their continued support in shaping our workplace with strategies and practices that enable employees to achieve success both at work and home.”
This year’s recipients represent a variety of industries – including education, finance, government, health, law, manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals – and hail from 25 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. The 2015 list includes 28 new companies and shows 49 companies returning to the list from previous years. In addition, four companies with international headquarters are winners: BASF, Germany; Pearson, United Kingdom; Sanofi, France; and Takeda, Japan.
Here is the complete list of 2015 Seal of Distinction winners:
| 1WorldSync | National Security Agency |
| A.T. Kearney | Northrop Grumman Corporation |
| ACI Specialty Benefits | Northwestern Memorial HealthCare |
| Acxiom Corporation | Northwestern University |
| AgStar Financial Services | Old National Bancorp |
| Alston & Bird LLP | O’Melveny & Myers LLP |
| BASF | Oregon State University |
| BDO USA LLP | Paul Hastings |
| BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina | Pearson |
| Board of Governors | Principal Financial Group |
| Bon Secours Health System Inc. | Ryan LLC |
| Bright Horizons Family Solutions | Sanofi US |
| Brown University | SatCom Marketing LLC |
| Brownells Inc. | Sittercity |
| Bureau of Engraving & Printing | Smith Seckman Reid Inc. |
| Cargill | Southwest Research Institute |
| Caterpillar Inc. Building Construction Products Division | Stanford University |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | State Street Corporation |
| Children’s Health System of Texas | SunGard Public Sector |
| Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP Inc.) | Summit Consulting LLC |
| Discovery Communications | Takeda Pharmaceuticals |
| Dow Corning | Texas Instruments |
| DSR Technologies | The George Washington University |
| Dyn | The YMCA of Greater Rochester |
| Emory University | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | University of Buffalo |
| Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP | University of Arizona Life & Work Connections |
| George Mason University | University of Calgary |
| Hawaii National Bank | University of California Davis |
| Herman Miller | University of California San Diego |
| Johns Hopkins University and Health System | University of Michigan |
| KPMG LLP | University of Rhode Island |
| LifeCare Inc. | Veterans United Home Loans |
| Marriott International | Waggener Edstrom Communications |
| Mecklenburg EMS Agency | Wells Enterprises |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Wellstar Health System |
| MetLife | Workplace Options |
| Monsanto | Yale University |
| National Institutes of Health |
See a list of past Seal of Distinction winners.
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