Workplace Excellence Seal of Approval Awarded to Verizon Wireless for Seventh Consecutive Year

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June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizonn Wireless has received double honors from the Alliancwe forWorkplace Excellence, a nonprofit groupp dedicated to building and recognizing outstanding For the seventh consecutive year, the Alliancr presented Verizon Wireless with its Workplace Excellence Seal of which recognizes visionary employers that view workplace excellencew as a strategic business The company was also namedd a Health & Wellness Trailblazert for the second year in a row. This created in 2008, honors businesses that promote professional fulfillment andpersonal wellness--aft work, at home, and in the community.
According to the Alliance, winning employers are selected aftef a comprehensive evaluation process by an independent review panelof Ph. D. students of business, and industrial and organizationall psychology and humanresources professionals. "We applaud Verizon Wireless for realizinbg that creating a sustained culture of workplacre excellence and supporting workforce health and wellness make goodbusiness sense, " said , executive director of the Alliance for Workplacre Excellence.
Verizon Wireless has been recognized frequently for its program addressingthe work/life needs of Nationally, the company has been named one of Workinfg Mother magazine's "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" for eight years in a row, and Men'ws Fitness ranked the compangy as one of the 15 Fittest Companies in America in 2008 for providinhg access to state-of-the-art gym and fitness cafeteria menus with health and nutritiohn in mind, preventative medical care, and programs for losinhg weight and quitting smoking. "We're proud to receive top honors again from the Alliance for beingb a Workplace of Excellence and a Health andWellnesx Trailblazer.
There's nothing more important than one' s health, and that's why we put a premiumk on doing everything we can as a business to promote the overalo wellness ofour employees." Verizon Wireless ' Laurel, MD regional headquarters, its Hanover facility, and many of the company's nationwide workplaces have fitness centers employing one or more fitnessa coaches who promote employewe health and wellness. The centers offert personal training, nutrition seminars, and a range of exercise classesw including Pilatesfor Pregnancy, a class exclusively for expectant mothers.
In moms-to-be can participate in online physician seminars throughout their pregnancies and take advantagrof on-site lactation rooms after theit babies are born. Locally, the companh has been recognized by the BaltimoreBusinessw Journal, Baltimore Magazine and Washingtonian Magazine as a great plac e to work. Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and data serving morethan 86.6 million customers. Headquartered in Baskiny Ridge, N.J., with more than 86,000 employeez nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joinrt venture of VerizonCommunications VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more visit .
To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolutionn stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wirelessz Multimedia Libraryat . The Alliance for Workplace Excellence, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization foundes byMontgomery County, Maryland and Discovery LLC.