Tori Weeks

About Tori Weeks

Tori Weeks directed the Integrated Absence Management & Vocational Services and Unemployment Program for Ohio State’s Office of Human Resources. She has more than 28 years’ experience in benefits services, workers’ compensation, family medical leave, disability management, and unemployment benefits. Weeks oversaw approximately 1,500 occupational and non-occupational claims annually for the university and its six medical centers. She oversaw a team of approximately 18 professional staff members who support Integrated Absence Management & Vocational Services; short and long term disability, workers’ compensation, unemployment and family medical leave administration. Among her accomplishments, Weeks designed and developed Ohio State University’s Transitional Work Policy for its workforce, which saved the university $4.2 million within the first twelve months with continued savings of approximately $22 million. She has negotiated more than $2.5 million in cost savings in workers’ compensation lump-sum settlements on an annual basis. Weeks initiated movement in an effort to change Ohio legislation through HB487 to permit University hospitals to self-insure workers’ compensation, which was signed and enacted by Ohio Governor John Kasich, on September 1, 2012, making Ohio State University the first public institution to self-insure workers’ compensation in the state of Ohio.

Experience

1. Senior Director, Health and Productivity, Analytics & Consulting Practice

   Prudential Financial

   Feb 2023 — Present · Scottsdale, AZ, US