54 Organizations Earn 2013 Work-Life Seal of Distinction

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Jan 15, 2013, 09:30 ET

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- WorldatWork's Alliance for Work-Life Progress (AWLP) is proud to announce the organizations that have earned the Work-Life Seal of Distinction for 2013. The seal is a unique mark of excellence designed to identify organizational success in work-life effectiveness. This year, 54 honorees were selected, representing organizations from across the country from a variety of industries. 2013 Seal of Distinction awardees will be honored at the Work-Life Awards Gala at the AWLP Work-Life Forum in Baltimore, Md., on Feb. 28, 2013.

"This second administration of the AWLP Work-Life Seal of Distinction represents more than a doubling of the number of employers who have successfully demonstrated leadership in workplace strategies and practices," said Kathie Lingle, WLCP, executive director, WorldatWork's Alliance for Work-Life Progress. "The growing response to our challenge for change is evidence that organizations everywhere realize that enterprise success in this century requires new ways of thinking, managing and working."

Applicants were evaluated based on the breadth and depth of their work-life portfolio, and had to provide evidence of their support in areas spanning dependent care, health and wellness, workplace flexibility, financial support, paid and unpaid time off, community involvement and efforts to transform organizational culture.

The 2013 AWLP Work-Life Seal of Distinction recipients include:

Arizona State University	Arizona
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Co.)	New Jersey
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina	North Carolina
BPO Elks of the USA	Illinois
Bright Horizons	Massachusetts
Care.com	Massachusetts
Caterpillar Building Construction Products Division	North Carolina
City of Olathe	Kansas
Dow Corning	Michigan
Emory University	Georgia
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	New Jersey
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP	Washington, D.C.
First Insurance Company of Hawaii	Hawaii
G5	Oregon
George Mason University	Virginia
George Washington University	Washington, D.C.
Hill Holliday	Massachusetts
Invertix Corp.	Virginia
Johns Hopkins Institutions	Maryland
Johnson & Johnson	New Jersey
KPMG LLP	New Jersey
LifeCare Inc.	Connecticut
Marriott International	Washington, D.C.
Mecklenburg EMS Agency	North Carolina
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center	New York
MetLife Inc.	New York
Monsanto Co.	Missouri
National Security Agency	Maryland
Northrop Grumman Corp.	Virginia
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare	Illinois
O'Melveny & Myers LLP	California
Old National Bank	Indiana
Open Solutions Inc.	Connecticut
Paul Hastings LLP	California
PCL Construction	Colorado
Pearson	New Jersey
Raytheon	Massachusetts
Ryan LLC	Texas
S&T Bank	Pennsylvania
SatCom Marketing LLC	Minnesota
Sheltering Arms Physical Rehabilitation Centers	Virginia
SitterCity	Illinois
SunGard Public Sector	Florida
Texas Instruments	Texas
TIAA-CREF	New York
U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing	Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Agriculture	Washington, D.C.
University at Buffalo	New York
University of Arizona	Arizona
University of California, Davis	California
Veterans United Home Loans	Missouri
WellStar Health System	Georgia
Workplace Options Group	North Carolina
Yale University	Connecticut

For more information, visit http://www.awlp.org/awlp/seal/index.html.

About WorldatWork's Alliance for Work-Life Progress®

WorldatWork's Alliance for Work-Life Progress advances work-life as part of an integrated total rewards strategy. This alliance defines and acknowledges best practices and innovation, facilitates dialogue and elevates work-life thought leadership. Each year, the alliance leads a national awareness initiative celebrating October as National Work & Family Month. Recognizing that work-life encompasses a wide array of programs, the WorldatWork Society of Certified Professionals established the Work-Life Certified Professional (WLCP®) designation in 2007.

Contact: Marcia G. Rhodes, (480) 304-6885, [email protected]

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