Commission Receives Top Workplace Recognition

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[Richmond, VA]- The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission is proud to announce its recognition as a 2022 Top Workplace in Virginia and in the USA. The Commission was also ranked third out of 21 companies awarded in the mid-sized category during the recent Top Workplace event, as sponsored by the Richmond Times Dispatch. Along with this achievement, the Commission was also presented with the 2022 Doers Award, which is given to a company that knows its mission, is moving in the right direction and working efficiently.

This is the second year the Commission has been recognized with the Top Workplace accolade, both in 2021 and 2022. This is the first time being nominated as a Top Workplace in the USA. The Commission is recognized in the mid-size category, meaning 125-399 employees.

"The Commission is very proud of this recognition. We are pleased to know that our Team feels their work is valued and our efforts to achieve a positive work culture and work-life balance are being achieved for a second year in a row. The national recognition, with the Top USA Workplace Award, is quite humbling, as our vision is to lead the nation as the most effective and innovative state agency. The national award confirms that our Team is accomplishing great things here in the Commission, executing the duties entrusted to us by the Commonwealth of Virginia." said Chairman Robert A. Rapaport. "We are also very pleased that our Team was recognized with the prestigious Doers Award, which is exemplified through our Team's consistent, high quality and innovative work, achieved on a daily basis."

Click here to read the Commission's section from the Richmond Times-Dispatch article in .pdf format.

The survey gathers responses regarding issues relating to the following:

  • Alignment: where the company is headed, its values, cooperation, effective meetings;
  • Coaching: managers care about concerns, are helpful, encourage employee development;
  • Connection: employees feel appreciated, work is meaningful, working at full potential, clued in to each other;
  • Engagement: productivity, retention and recruiting;
  • Leadership: confidence in company leaders;
  • Performance: execution, open-mindedness, innovation and clued-in leadership; and
  • The Basics: pay, benefits, flexibility, training and expectations.
Read Commission's Section of the Richmond Times-Dispatch Article Here

 

 

About The Commission

The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWC), established in 1918, is an independent judicial and administrative state agency that oversees the workers’ compensation system for employees, employers, and insurers. VWC interprets and applies the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act and resolves claims through hearings and mediation.

The Commission is led by a Senior Leadership team consisting of three Commissioners, an Executive Director and a Chief Deputy Commissioner. Commissioners are selected by the General Assembly and serve six-year terms. Honorable R. Ferrell Newman, Honorable Wesley G. Marshall and Honorable Robert A. Rapaport currently serve as Commissioners. The Commissioners elect a Chairman to serve a three-year term. Commissioner Rapaport currently serves as Chairman. Ms. Evelyn V. McGill is the Commission’s Executive Director and the Honorable James J. Szablewicz is the Commission’s Chief Deputy Commissioner.

Leading the way in electronic data and claims filing systems, in 2021 VWC processed over 34,000 claims and issued over 3,000 judicial opinions. VWC also administers the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund, the Uninsured Employer’s Fund, and adjudicates claims under the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, VWC operates regional offices in Bristol, Virginia Beach, Roanoke, Harrisonburg, Manassas and Fairfax.

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