There are so many elements that go into a successful workers’ compensation program. Real trust that goes both ways is the glue that binds them all together.  

Thursday morning, let the winners of the 2019 Teddy Award inspire you to build your own award-winning workers’ compensation program.

This year’s Teddy Award winners offer a glimpse of what comes next in workers’ comp — a world where we don’t need to say we advocate for injured workers, we just do it.

Northwell Health’s workforce safety department completed 800 initiatives and created a culture of worker advocacy at the company.

When Clemens’ Food Group wasn’t achieving desired results from workers’ compensation incentives, they changed strategies. The result? Less injuries, faster recovery and a shining reputation for putting people first.

Kohl’s Department Stores knew a reactive approach in claims management wouldn’t help them achieve their goals. So they got proactive.

Two risk managers with backgrounds in heavy industry were able to bring crucial risk management lessons learned into the hospitality arena.

For most municipalities, achieving superior injury outcomes while slashing program costs is a tall order. For Arizona’s Teddy-Award-winning City of Surprise, trust and respect is the foundation of that achievement.

Worker-centric practices and policies are an integral part of this year’s Teddy Award winning workers’ comp programs.

The 2018 Teddy Award winners built their programs around people, not claims, and offer proof that a worker-centric approach is a smarter way to operate.

This property management company struggled with low employee morale and high injury rates. Mentoring and a return to work program turned things around.

The city of Surprise found a unique way to cut workers’ comp costs dramatically, while securing prompt, high-quality care for their injured workers.

The Workforce Safety team at Northwell Health is full of fresh ideas, including a dynamic safe patient handling program that cut lost time and indemnity claims by a third.

The University of Pennsylvania, a 2018 Teddy Award winner, turned the University’s workers’ comp program around, giving it a unified identity and the structure it needed to succeed.

The 2018 Teddy Award winners built their programs around people, not claims, and offer proof that a worker-centric approach is a smarter way to operate.

Monmouth County, New Jersey, used a combination of advanced technology and safety-and-wellness programs to lower claims 44 percent and losses by 76 percent from 2009 to 2017.

For Main Line Health’s workers’ comp team, reducing employee injuries meant ditching the adversarial approach and pivoting to advocacy claims management.

In just four years, Starbucks Coffee Company changed the way workers’ comp claims were handled by placing the process in the hands of its partners.

The 2017 Teddy Award winners share their winning workers’ comp strategies.

The very best workers’ compensation programs are the ones where workers aren’t just the subject of the program, they’re a part of it.