Claudia Byers Receives IAIABC NextGen Award

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 | 09:00am
A graphic with Claudia's headshot. It reads: IAIABC NextGen 2023 Recipient, Claudia Byers. BWC Director of Compliance.

Claudia Byers is being recognized as a 2023 NextGen Award Winner by the IAIABC. Byers is the Director of the Compliance Program for the Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. The IAIABC NextGen Awards recognize professionals under the age of 40 who are making positive impacts in their organizations and in the workers’ compensation industry.

Byers joins eight other recipients of the award this year. This prestigious group creates opportunity and space for networking, sharing best practices, and connecting in new ways. Their ideas and insights from each other may be a powerful next generational step for workers who rely upon this industry to return them to work after a work accident.

The IAIABC will share the NextGen Award recipients’ stories as part of the IAIABC 109th Convention in September 11-14, 2023, at Denver, Colorado.  

About Claudia Byers

Byers joined the Bureau in 2018 as an attorney for the Compliance Program and is now serves as the Senior Associate Counsel and Program Director.

Byers was raised in West Tennessee. She moved to Nashville, passed the bar, and began working at a non-profit domestic violence program where she created a pro bono legal clinic for victims. In 2018, she was recognized as one of Nashville’s “Top 30 Under 30”.  

Most recently, she was a graduate of the Bureau’s internal Leadership Academy which challenges selected candidates to apply leadership skills throughout our organization. Not to mention, she has participated and won best dessert in the Nashville office internal Chili Cook-Off.

About IAIABC

The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) is a not-for-profit association representing government agencies charged with the administration of workers’ compensation systems as well as other workers’ compensation professionals in the private sector. Its mission is to find solutions to reduce harm and aid recovery from occupational injuries and illnesses. Visit www.iaiabc.org/nextgen-awards for more information about this year’s and past NextGen recipients.