Workers Comp Specialist

Because Atoms employs its drivers and operations staff as W-2 team members, workers' compensation is one of our most significant and people-critical exposures. As Workers' Compensation Specialist, you will own our WC program end to end and across multiple states—managing claims from first report through resolution, driving injured team members back to health and work, and partnering with People, Safety, and Operations to prevent injuries in the first place.

Responsibilities

Manage the full lifecycle of workers' compensation claims across all Atoms markets, from first notice of injury through resolution and closure; Serve as the primary liaison to the TPA, carrier(s), and defense counsel; monitor adjuster performance, reserves, and claim strategy; Own and administer return-to-work and modified/light-duty programs in partnership with People and Operations to reduce lost time and indemnity cost; Coordinate incident investigation with Safety, ensuring root-cause findings feed back into injury-prevention efforts; Ensure compliance with multi-state workers' compensation statutes and posting/reporting requirements (California and Texas in particular); Maintain OSHA 300/300A logs and support all regulatory recordkeeping and injury reporting; Track and analyze claim trends, frequency/severity, and cost drivers; deliver regular reporting to leadership; Manage medical provider networks and support timely, appropriate care for injured team members; Provide loss and exposure data to support annual WC program renewals

Requirements

4+ years of hands-on workers' compensation claims experience, ideally multi-state; California WC experience strongly preferred; Working knowledge of California and Texas workers' compensation statutes, benefit structures, and dispute processes; Experience managing TPAs, adjusters, and defense counsel, and holding them accountable to outcomes; Proven success building or running return-to-work / modified-duty programs; Strong organization, written communication, and comfort with a fast-moving, high-volume environment

Nice to have

Professional designation (e.g., WCCP, ARM, CPCU coursework); RMIS experience; Exposure to a distributed/multi-site workforce

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance; Flexible Spending Account / Health Savings Account Options; 401(k); Equity; Sick Time, Unlimited Flexible Time Off, and Paid Holidays; Paid Parental Leave; Pre-Tax Commuter Benefit Plan