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(NEW YORK, N.Y., June 27, 2007) – Now, there’s a new way to stay ahead of rapidly changing requirements in health care credentialing while avoiding potentially significant liability exposure. Just released, Health Care Credentialing: A Guide to Innovative Practices, covers key topics that are coming under increased scrutiny. This innovative publication joins a series of practical, insightful health care resources from Aspen Publishers, a part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (www.aspenpublishers.com).
Health Care Credentialing helps readers avoid potentially significant liability while staying completely current — and even ahead of the curve — with credentialing. Its loose-leaf format makes it easy to stay current on relevant regulations, statutes and accreditation standards. It also goes beyond standard policies and procedures to implement innovative methods for credentialing.
"Today, every health care and health-care-related organization must be completely clear about what’s required for credentialing," said Christina W. Giles, co-author of Health Care Credentialing. "More than before, institutions must be aware of the host of credentialing issues that are just emerging and that require innovative approaches."
Health Care Credentialing addresses the critical issues in this important arena. In addition to practical insights into demonstrated competencies, readers will find cutting-edge coverage such as credentialing for disaster management, innovative processes to upgrade clinical competencies outside the credentialing system, guidance on Board and IRB credentialing and groundbreaking perspectives on “Pay-For-Performance” and credentialing, behavioral problems, disruptive individuals and credentialing Independent Live Organ Donor Transplant Advocates and Live Organ Donor Advocate Teams.
Health Care Credentialing takes subscribers far beyond the standard review of credentialing concerns, delivering insights into innovative ways to collect, process and assess credentialing information. In addition, practice aids such as checklists, forms and sample policies and procedures save time and take the guesswork out of compliance while providing guidance through a wide variety of credentialing issues.
Fay A. Rozovsky, JD, M.P.H., DFASHRM, is an Affiliate Associate Professor in the Department of Legal Medicine at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. She has extensive experience in developing risk management-oriented policies and procedures, tools and other documentation for hospitals, health care professionals, home health agencies, long-term care facilities and managed care organizations. Rozovsky is a former President of ASHRM and a well-published author.
Christina W. Giles, CPMSM, MS, is the principal in Medical Staff Solutions, a consulting firm specializing in educational seminars, just-in-time training, assessment and re-structuring of medical staff organizational structures in the hospital environment, survey preparation for hospitals, MCOs and CVOs, organizational and file audits for compliance with NCQA and Joint Commission standards, education and training of credentialing personnel, development/revision of medical staff bylaws and related documents, policies and procedures and development/revision of credentialing processes. She is also an instructor for an on-line program in Medical Staff Services through El Centro College, Dallas, Tex.
Mark A. Kadzielski is the partner in charge of the West Coast Health Law practice at Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP. He has prepared over 200 sets of medical staff bylaws and has handled numerous peer review hearing and appeals in his 30-year career as a healthcare lawyer. He has served on the board of directors of both the American Academy of Healthcare Attorneys and the American Health Lawyers Association. Kadzielski is a member of the California Bar, the American Health Lawyers Association and the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys. Since 1991, on the basis of peer evaluations, he has been selected for the Healthcare Law Section of The Best Lawyers in America. In 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 he was selected by his peers as a Southern California "Super Lawyer" in Health Law.
For more information or to order the one-volume, loose-leaf Health Care Credentialing: A Guide to Innovative Practices call 1-800-638-8437 or visit www.aspenpublishers.com. Price is $249. Any new edition or supplement issued within three months of purchase of the main edition will be sent free of charge.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has 2006 annual revenues of €3.7 billion, employs approximately 19,900 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., June 25, 2007) – Hospitals now have an end-to-end solution for understanding and managing Charge Description Masters (CDMs) on an ongoing basis. CCH, a leading supplier of health law information and a part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, has partnered with the ChargeMaster Institute (CMI) to create CCH® ChargeMaster Pro, the first complete answer to CDM management (chargemasterpro.cch.com).
"In today’s health care environment, reimbursement plays a vital role in the success of organizations, but maintaining an accurate and compliant CDM can be difficult, costly and time-consuming given the constantly changing environment," noted Paul Gibson, vice president, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business. "By partnering with ChargeMaster Institute, we are able to offer a complete end-to-end solution for managing a CDM: CCH ChargeMaster Pro. The training and CDM evaluation services provided by the CMI staff empowers institutions to fully understand and manage payment codes, reimbursement rules and changing rates by training their staff to make corrections and updates with confidence."
"By working with CCH, we can go beyond our normal training and evaluation services, by adding a powerful software tool and authoritative online database that puts institutions in control of updating their CDMs as regulations are issued and coding changes go into effect," said Leonard Womack, founder and CEO of ChargeMaster Institute. "As a totality, ChargeMaster Pro is unlike anything else available."
ChargeMaster Pro takes a three-fold approach that combines education in the form of lectures and hands-on training with a complete evaluation of existing codes conducted by CMI, reinforced by a powerful desktop CDM management software application designed to make the ongoing maintenance and compliance process more efficient.
Conducted by CCH’s strategic partner, CMI, the ChargeMaster Pro educational program delivers hands-on ChargeMaster management practice and experience. Presented in a "lab" setting, this three-week program begins with instructional lessons and then advances to clinical sessions where students will work with their own facility’s CDM data.
Experts from CMI provide a thorough, line-by-line review of each institution’s CDM to ensure that it is using up-to-date information, covering all provided services and any possible compliance issues. They also examine charging and billing procedures to identify current practices that may lead to denied claims or inefficient charge capture. Upon completion of the review, CMI returns a fully reviewed CDM along with an Executive Report of their findings and recommendations, all supported by detailed documentation.
CCH ChargeMaster Pro software operates as both a desktop application as well as an internet-based reference. It analyzes every line of code and suggests changes based on current, accurate data as well as top industry expertise. The user then decides, based on the hospital’s specific needs and circumstances, how to process each suggestion. ChargeMaster Pro provides detailed reports summarizing findings and recommendations, which can be implemented on a line-by-line item basis, departmental basis or globally.
ChargeMaster Pro works in conjunction with ChargeMaster Comply, CCH’s online knowledge base. ChargeMaster Comply provides all of the accurate data needed to maintain a clean CDM. It even sends weekly e-mails alerting users to all coding changes and when they will go into effect, ensuring they always work with the most recent regulatory information.
For more information on CCH ChargeMaster Pro, visit chargemasterpro.cch.com or contact your CCH sales representative at 888-224-7377.
The ChargeMaster Institute (CMI) was created in July of 2001 with the goal of serving today’s hospital industry. Located in San Marcos, Calif., CMI offers the only CDM management training program that includes lecture, hands-on application of theories, and a complete review of each facility CDM by ChargeMaster Institute team.
Since its inception, CMI has over 170 facilities attend its program, sending more than 850 attendees. Its staff has reviewed in excess of 4.1 million lines of chargemaster data.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has 2006 annual revenues of €3.7 billion, employs approximately 19,900 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com .
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(NEW YORK, N.Y., June 26, 2007) – Employer’s Guide to Union Organizing Campaigns from Aspen Publishers, a part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, is an essential manual for companies that need to respond to today’s union organizing environment, where every employer may be the subject of organizing efforts. Written by experts at the nationally recognized Jackson Lewis law firm, this loose-leaf volume stresses creating a work environment where employees are treated fairly but also explains how to counteract union tactics legally, using various methods of communication and current technology to present the employer’s side of the story (www.aspenpublishers.com).
"Contrary to what some may think, unions are extremely active in their organizing efforts today, targeting new sectors of the economy and utilizing new tactics," said Marty Payson, partner at Jackson Lewis. "Employers need to know how to lower their exposure through pro-active employment practices and how to counter the new kinds of challenges they face."
The Guide begins by looking at the overall state of labor-management relations today and highlights some of the continuing threats posed by organizing campaigns. It then provides employers with proven insights into becoming a pro-active employer and creating work environments where employees are treated fairly — establishing the sort of win-win conditions in which union organizing techniques have less effect. And if union organizing does begin, this professional resource explains precisely what employers can and should do — how to recognize a threat and how to communicate powerfully, using the Internet and other technology platforms that can help employers present their position.
The heart of Employer’s Guide to Union Organizing Campaigns is expert, step-by-step guidance to help employers and their legal counsel understand how today’s organizing environment can affect companies and how to respond without violating the law, alienating the workforce or creating ill will in the community.
The Guide addresses the latest organizing strategies and tactics: corporate campaigns, industry-wide campaigns, neutrality agreements, card-check recognition, framework agreements and more. Each chapter contains helpful features ready for immediate use such as case examples, strategy points, checklists, sample letters, documents, best practices and “Seek Counsel” headings alert the reader to developments that require the immediate attention of a labor attorney. Appendices include a corporate campaign case study in the health care industry and a counter-campaign play-by-play.
Founded in 1958, Jackson Lewis has specialized in preventive strategies and positive solutions in the practice of workplace law. They have partnered with employers to devise policies and procedures promoting constructive employee relations and limiting disputes. Jackson Lewis represents management exclusively in employment, labor, benefits and immigration law and related litigation. With 408 attorneys practicing in 29 offices nationwide, the firm has a national perspective and sensitivity to the nuances of regional business environments.
For more information or to buy Employer’s Guide to Union Organizing Campaigns call 1-800-638-8437 or visit www.aspenpublishers.com. Price of the one volume, loose-leaf book with annual updating is $249. Any new edition or supplement issued within three months of purchase of the main edition will be sent free of charge.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has 2006 annual revenues of €3.7 billion, employs approximately 19,900 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., June 25, 2007) – Hospitals now have an end-to-end solution for understanding and managing Charge Description Masters (CDMs) on an ongoing basis. CCH, a leading supplier of health law information and a part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, has partnered with the ChargeMaster Institute (CMI) to create CCH® ChargeMaster Pro, the first complete answer to CDM management (chargemasterpro.cch.com).
"In today’s health care environment, reimbursement plays a vital role in the success of organizations, but maintaining an accurate and compliant CDM can be difficult, costly and time-consuming given the constantly changing environment," noted Paul Gibson, vice president, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business. "By partnering with ChargeMaster Institute, we are able to offer a complete end-to-end solution for managing a CDM: CCH ChargeMaster Pro. The training and CDM evaluation services provided by the CMI staff empowers institutions to fully understand and manage payment codes, reimbursement rules and changing rates by training their staff to make corrections and updates with confidence."
"By working with CCH, we can go beyond our normal training and evaluation services, by adding a powerful software tool and authoritative online database that puts institutions in control of updating their CDMs as regulations are issued and coding changes go into effect," said Leonard Womack, founder and CEO of ChargeMaster Institute. "As a totality, ChargeMaster Pro is unlike anything else available."
ChargeMaster Pro takes a three-fold approach that combines education in the form of lectures and hands-on training with a complete evaluation of existing codes conducted by CMI, reinforced by a powerful desktop CDM management software application designed to make the ongoing maintenance and compliance process more efficient
Conducted by CCH’s strategic partner, CMI, the ChargeMaster Pro educational program delivers hands-on ChargeMaster management practice and experience. Presented in a "lab" setting, this three-week program begins with instructional lessons and then advances to clinical sessions where students will work with their own facility’s CDM data.
Experts from CMI provide a thorough, line-by-line review of each institution’s CDM to ensure that it is using up-to-date information, covering all provided services and any possible compliance issues. They also examine charging and billing procedures to identify current practices that may lead to denied claims or inefficient charge capture. Upon completion of the review, CMI returns a fully reviewed CDM along with an Executive Report of their findings and recommendations, all supported by detailed documentation.
CCH ChargeMaster Pro software operates as both a desktop application as well as an internet-based reference. It analyzes every line of code and suggests changes based on current, accurate data as well as top industry expertise. The user then decides, based on the hospital’s specific needs and circumstances, how to process each suggestion. ChargeMaster Pro provides detailed reports summarizing findings and recommendations, which can be implemented on a line-by-line item basis, departmental basis or globally.
ChargeMaster Pro works in conjunction with ChargeMaster Comply, CCH’s online knowledge base. ChargeMaster Comply provides all of the accurate data needed to maintain a clean CDM. It even sends weekly e-mails alerting users to all coding changes and when they will go into effect, ensuring they always work with the most recent regulatory information.
For more information on CCH ChargeMaster Pro, visit chargemasterpro.cch.com or contact your CCH sales representative at 888-224-7377.
The ChargeMaster Institute (CMI) was created in July of 2001 with the goal of serving today’s hospital industry. Located in San Marcos, Calif., CMI offers the only CDM management training program that includes lecture, hands-on application of theories, and a complete review of each facility CDM by ChargeMaster Institute team.
Since its inception, CMI has over 170 facilities attend its program, sending more than 850 attendees. Its staff has reviewed in excess of 4.1 million lines of chargemaster data.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has 2006 annual revenues of €3.7 billion, employs approximately 19,900 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com .
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., June 15, 2007) – Wolters Kluwer Law & Business announced today that it has acquired MediRegs and that the company’s health care research database services and compliance software will become part of the unit’s Business Compliance group. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of specialized health care compliance and reimbursement research products and workflow tools under the CCH brand name. Its flagship products include the CCH Medicare and Medicaid Guide and the CCH ChargeMaster Comply health care reimbursement tool.
MediRegs, based in Wellesley, Mass., provides integrated health care compliance content and software solutions to health care, higher education, life sciences and pharmaceutical professionals and professional services customers, including those in accounting, law and consulting. The company’s products include ComplyTrack software that allows health care professionals to audit, investigate, manage, assess and mitigate compliance and enterprise risk through an automated enterprise toolset.
"With this acquisition, we are combining market-leading CCH content with the MediRegs compliance software. This will allow us to provide health compliance and reimbursement professionals with an authoritative source for integrated health care compliance workflow solutions to ease the compliance burden," said Vice President of Business Compliance, Paul Gibson, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business.
The addition of MediRegs services and software to CCH’s health care compliance portfolio also advances CCH’s leadership in this specialty area, establishing CCH as a source of comprehensive integrated health care compliance solutions.
"We are excited to be part of the CCH and Wolters Kluwer family. We knew that in order to continue the growth and expansion of the MediRegs line of products, we had to join a company with the depth, breadth and commitment to the compliance and reimbursement market that CCH and Wolters Kluwer have," said MediRegs President Steve Lefar, who will join the Wolters Kluwer Law & Business group and continue to guide the growth and strategic development of the MediRegs product line. "Wolters Kluwer and MediRegs together are the perfect marriage of Enterprise Risk Management and Compliance Tools with the underlying regulatory and compliance content necessary to deliver a unique solution to the market."
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has 2006 annual revenues of €3.7 billion, employs approximately 19,900 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., June 5, 2007) – To help 401(k) plan administrators and fiduciaries thinking about adding an automatic enrollment feature to their 401(k) plan, CCH is presenting an audio seminar entitled, 401(k) Automatic Enrollment – It’s Not Your Parents’ Retirement Plan, Tuesday, June 19, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Eastern. Two expert speakers, Phyllis Klein and Joan McDonagh, will lay out what companies must do to make 401(k) automatic enrollment work. CCH is a leading provider of business compliance information and software and a part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (hr.cch.com).
Specifically, 401(k) Automatic Enrollment – It’s Not Your Parents’ Retirement Plan, will cover:
- How did the Pension Protection Act of 2006 change automatic enrollment plans?
- Why are automatic enrollment plans suddenly so popular?
- What are the practical issues involved in offering automatic enrollment?
- How much and what kind of employee communication do you need to do?
- What fiduciary issues do you need to be aware of with automatic enrollment?
- What should you use as your default fund?
The seminar includes a live question-and-answer session. To register, go to hr.cch.com/audio or call 1-800-775-7654.
Phyllis Klein has spent 20 years working with retirement plan design and servicing in primarily the defined contribution area. For the last three years, she has been part of the Senior Management Team of CAPTRUST Financial Advisors, which provides investment consulting and advisory services to over 400 retirement plans and their participants. As the Managing Director of Professional Services, she has responsibility for the services that CAPTRUST delivers including employee education and advice. She works closely with Plan Sponsors and their committees in designing appropriate communication, education and advice programs for their participants. Klein holds the Series 6, 63 and 65 licenses as well as the AIF and PRP industry designations. Klein also is an active member of the ASPPA 401(k) Sales and Marketing Summit’s Steering Committee.
Joan McDonagh joined EMJAY Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Great-West Life & Annuity, in 1988. McDonagh received a J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law in 1985 and subsequently practiced law in the employee benefits area. Her areas of expertise include ERISA compliance, with an emphasis on fiduciary requirements. McDonagh is a member of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin and American Bar Associations and participates in the Tax Section and the Employee Benefits Committee, Subcommittee on Fiduciary Responsibility of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section. She is on the Legislative Affairs Committee of ASPPA and is past Vice-President of Wisconsin Retirement Plan Professionals, Ltd. She has written numerous articles on fiduciary issues related to qualified plan operation. She is a co-author of the 401(k) Answer Book in the Aspen Publishers Answer Book Series. McDonagh has presented seminars on various ERISA and 401(k) topics for ASPPA, the Wisconsin Bar Association and the International Foundation of Employee Benefits.
CCH’s live audio seminars require only a telephone connection. For the $249 per-site fee, an unlimited number of listeners at a site can participate and get up to speed and in-the-know on this important topic. Early bird registration before June 12 is available at a reduced per-site fee of $199.
This audio seminar is designed to meet the CE requirements of the ASPPA CE program and qualifies for 2 CE credits. ASPPA members should report this audio seminar to ASPPA using the non-ASPPA-sponsored CE guidelines and tools located at www.asppa.org. In addition, ASPPA members should print out and keep in their files (1) a copy of the site registration confirmation and (2) a hard copy of the presentation materials. For more information, please contact the ASPPA membership department at 703-516-9300.
This program also has been designed to meet the CE requirements of the NIPA CE program and qualifies for 2 CE credit. NIPA CE credit is earned only by attending the live audio conference. CD-only purchases do not qualify for NIPA CE credits. NIPA members should report this audio seminar to NIPA using the NIPA Continuing Education Policy found at www.nipa.org.
To register online using a credit card, go to hr.cch.com/audio. To register by phone, call CCH Customer Service at 1-800-775-7654.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory, and education sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2006) of €3.7 billion, employs approximately 19,900 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., May 30, 2007) – CCH securities law principal analyst and leading author on securities law, Jim Hamilton, JD, LLM, has released a white paper on the long-awaited Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) issuances on internal controls over financial reporting under section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (www.cch.com/press/news/2007/CCHWhitePaper-InternalControls.pdf). CCH, a leading provider of securities law information, is part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business.
Reporting on the adequacy of internal controls was a significant element of the corporate reforms embodied in the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation. Hamilton can explain and comment on the new regulations, including:
- Why regulators felt a new approach was necessary;
- The broad principles behind the guidance; and
- What the new issuances mean in practice for auditors.
"The issuances emphasize a ‘principles-based’ and risk-based approach," said Hamilton. "This allows for greater discretion and judgment in assessing the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting."
Hamilton has been tracking, analyzing and explaining securities law and regulation for nearly 30 years as an analyst for CCH. He has written and spoken extensively on federal securities law and has been cited as an authority by a federal court. His analysis of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Manual: A Handbook for the Act and SEC Rules, is considered a definitive explanation of the Act. Other works by Hamilton include the popular guidebook, Responsibilities of Corporate Officers and Directors under Federal Securities Law; the Guide to Internal Controls; and Informal Corporate Disclosure under Federal Securities Law.
In addition to his analysis for CCH, Hamilton’s blog Jim Hamilton’s World of Securities (www.jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com) covers every level of securities regulation as it relates to public companies as well as serves as a forum to discuss Sarbanes-Oxley issues. Hamilton received a JD from Stetson University College of Law and an LLM from New York University School of Law.
Members of the press interested in speaking with Jim Hamilton should contact: Leslie Bonacum at 847-267-7153, mediahelp@cch.com; or Neil Allen at 847-267-2179, neil.allen@wolterskluwer.com.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory, and education sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2006) of €3.7 billion, employs approximately 19,900 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(WARRENVILLE AND RIVERWOODS, ILL., May 16, 2007) – CourseAvenue, the leader in Learning Content Authoring Systems (LCAS) and learning integration services, is pleased to announce that they will begin distributing healthcare compliance courses written by experts at CCH. CCH, a part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals. This distribution agreement has enabled CourseAvenue to build their new eComply for Healthcare Series of eLearning courseware, providing healthcare professionals across the country improved access to over 100 CCH healthcare compliance courses.
Healthcare organizations will also have the unique ability to customize CCH’s off-the-shelf compliance courseware, incorporating their organization’s look and feel, complete with logo, color schemes, and navigational elements, into the eLearning courseware.
"One of the biggest drawbacks for healthcare professionals to deploying online compliance training is the inflexible and expensive methods of customizing content with their own policies and procedures," said Joe Gorup, CEO of CourseAvenue. "CourseAvenue provides the option of purchasing training content with the ability to add customized content directly into the course."
Through CourseAvenue’s hybrid development approach, research and information providers such as CCH will be able to identify specific elements of off-the-shelf courses as consumer editable, allowing specific content to be tailored to an organization’s individual needs. A typical example of this type of consumer editable content is a case study. CourseAvenue’s eComply for Healthcare Series of compliance courseware provides generic case studies with the ability to replace it with another that fits an organization’s unique conditions or experiences .
According to Katherine Kerpan, acquisition editor for Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, "CCH is excited to partner with CourseAvenue, a company at the forefront of eLearning innovation. The agreement reinforces CCH’s leadership in providing authoritative solutions to healthcare professionals to help them keep current with compliance requirements with ease and confidence."
This important agreement reached between CCH and CourseAvenue ensures healthcare organizations that up-to-date compliance training is available to their employees in an online format that easily integrates directly into their learning management systems. The courseware will also be available through national healthcare training distributors of eLearning courseware. Contact CourseAvenue at www.courseavenue.com for more information.
Since 2003, CourseAvenue has been simplifying the process of creating and distributing eLearning content through a unique online and on-demand platform allowing users to quickly build and publish standards-based eLearning courses. CourseAvenue’s revolutionary eLearning solution allows collaborative, synchronous content development which improves learning and business productivity across an organization, addressing the needs of both global enterprises and small businesses. For more information, visit www.courseavenue.com.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory, and education sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2006) of €3.7 billion, employs approximately 19,900 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., May 4, 2007) – Now, attorneys and privacy professionals managing the collection, maintenance and use of consumers’ personal data in marketing efforts have a comprehensive new tool to help them stay in compliance with U.S. and international privacy law developments. CCH Privacy Law in Marketing is a one-stop resource that addresses privacy issues for consumer-facing companies. CCH is a leading provider of business law information, software and services and part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (business.cch.com).
"Designed with attorneys and corporate privacy officers in mind, Privacy Law in Marketing is the first product of its kind to treat the issue of privacy from a practical, issue-specific, jurisdiction-specific perspective," said Bill Zale, J.D., CCH privacy law analyst. "The publication aids attorneys and privacy professionals in both the compliance and litigation of privacy issues."
Privacy Law in Marketing covers the most important consumer-privacy topics, including: telemarketing; e-mail marketing (e.g., "spam"); cookies and Web beacons; phishing; children’s privacy; information security/data breach; identity theft; use of social security; fax marketing; and international law.
Authored by privacy law experts, D. Reed Freeman, Jr. and J. Trevor Hughes, Privacy Law in Marketing offers:
- Treatise-style, expert explanations;
- The full text of relevant federal and state laws and regulations from 35 states;
- The full text of privacy laws in English translation from 30 major international markets, including Europe, Asia, Latin America and South America;
- The full text of key court decisions (with headnotes), regulatory enforcement actions and policy documents;
- Monthly updates providing new laws, regulations, cases and new developments; and
- Monthly newsletters highlighting current developments and privacy law news.
The publication is available, on a subscription basis, in print (one loose-leaf volume) and on the CCH Internet Research Network.
D. Reed Freeman, Jr. is a partner in the advertising and marketing practice group of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Washington, D.C. He focuses on all aspects of consumer protection law, including privacy, data security and breach notification, online and offline advertising and direct marketing. Freeman previously served as Chief Privacy Officer and Vice President for Legislative and Regulatory Affairs at Claria Corporation, was a member of the Collier Shannon Scott law firm, and worked as a staff attorney in the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. He is the co-author (with Lewis Rose) of the CCH Advertising Law Guide.
J. Trevor Hughes is an attorney specializing in e-commerce, privacy, and technology law. He is Executive Director of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, the world’s largest association of privacy professionals, and a member of the first class of Certified Information Privacy Professionals. Prior to entering private practice, Hughes served as director of privacy and corporate counsel for Engage, a leading online media and software company, and as corporate counsel for UnumProvident, where he focused on legal issues associated with advertising and online insurance transactions. He is a frequent speaker on privacy and e-commerce issues at conferences around the world.
For more information or to order CCH’s Privacy Law in Marketing, call CCH at 888-224-7377, or visit onlinestore.cch.com. Print or online subscriptions are available with monthly updates.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory, and education sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2006) of €3.7 billion, employs approximately 19,900 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., May 3, 2007) – Aspen Publishers has announced the publication of Beyond the Big Firm: Profiles of Lawyers Who Want Something More, a distinctive book exploring the many possibilities open to law school graduates interested in alternative career choices. Aspen Publishers, part of the Wolters Kluwer Law & Business group, is a leading information provider for legal and business professionals and law students (www.aspenpublishers.com).
"Beyond the Big Firm challenges traditional assumptions about the range of possibilities available to law school graduates," said Jennifer Armstrong, marketing director for Aspen Publishers’ legal education group. "It serves as an invaluable resource, exposing readers to a variety of options while providing insight on how to achieve career goals."
Beyond the Big Firm fills a major information void for those interested in a career outside the typical large, corporate law firm. This informative title features more than 30 compelling profiles of lawyers whose choices have led them to follow nontraditional careers in law, in a wide range of subject areas, practice setting and work types. Lawyers profiled have been out of law school for 10-15 years, represent 18 law schools and work in 15 states.
This invaluable resource allows law school students, recent graduates or anyone considering law school to:
- Learn from the experiences of lawyers working in civil rights, civil liberties, immigration, employment, environmental, personal injury and human rights law;
- Learn about working in civil and criminal litigation from prosecutors and defense counsel; and
- Explore the opportunities for advocacy and other work in government, for non-profit organizations as well as small private law firms.
In addition, Beyond the Big Firm includes a special resource chapter to help readers determine and follow their career choice; three mini-profiles of lawyers who are not practicing law but whose work relies heavily on their legal training; and short essays by current and former Stanford Law School deans, Professor Larry Kramer and Professor Kathleen Sullivan.
Regarded as one of the most respected lawyers to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court, Alan B. Morrison has worked for over 30 years in the public interest engaging in a wide range of law reform litigation and has brought cases to trial in areas affecting the separation of powers, the legal profession and the control of federal regulatory agencies, among others. He is a member and past president of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers and an elected member of the American Law Institute. Morrison joined the Stanford Law School faculty in 2004. Prior to this, Professor Morrison was the director of Public Citizen Litigation Group, the Washington, D.C.-based consumer rights advocacy group he co-founded with Ralph Nader in 1972, and an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. He has taught at New York University Law School, Harvard Law School and the University of Hawaii.
Diane T. Chin is a leading public interest lawyer and associate director for the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice at the University of California, Berkeley’s School of Law. Prior to this, Chin served as director of Stanford’s Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law since 2003. At Stanford, Chin developed a successful and highly regarded public service program that integrates the practical aspects of working with students with the intellectual and academic pursuits involved in public interest education. The program, which serves as a model for other law schools, brings under one roof such disparate elements of social justice training as career services, speaker series and specialized curriculum.
Previously, Chin served as executive director of Chinese for Affirmative Action for five years, and as senior trial attorney for the San Francisco Police Commission Office of Citizen Complaints between 1996 and 1998. As director of the Racial Violence Project and a staff attorney for the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, Chin represented individual victims of hate violence and worked with police departments to develop the tools and skills necessary for effective investigation of hate crimes.
For more information or to order Beyond the Big Firm: Profiles of Lawyers Who Want Something More, call 800-950-5259, click here or visit lawschool.aspenpublishers.com. Price is $28.95 (softcover, 300 pages).
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory, and education sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2006) of €3.7 billion, employs approximately 19,900 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., May 1, 2007) – Environmental compliance professionals and environmental corporate counsel responsible for complying with environmental laws and regulations can now leverage the insight and analysis of seasoned engineers and environmental professionals with the new Environmental Compliance Portfolio, an online resource from Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (http://hr.cch.com/environmental). Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (WK L&B) is a leading provider of specialized business compliance information and software, whose leading brands include Aspen Publishers and CCH.
The Environmental Compliance Portfolio consists of three core areas, Air Quality Compliance; Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Substances; and Wastewater and Water Quality Compliance, to help professionals understand environmental compliance issues and stay current with regulatory changes.
The Portfolio draws on the leading resources of CCH and the prestigious Aspen Publishers journals entitled Air Pollution Consultant and Hazardous Waste Consultant, trusted publications that have been serving environmental professionals for 25 years.
"The new Environmental Compliance Portfolio expands our presence in the environmental market," said Paul Gibson, WK L&B Business Compliance Group Vice President. "Our portfolio is uniquely centered around in-depth analyses from environmental professionals who are experts in interpreting the laws and regulations. The richness of our linkage capabilities and multiple research path options makes this the ideal resource for facilities managers and corporate counsel professionals."
The Environmental Compliance Portfolio helps users understand and respond to environmental compliance issues by linking together information from multiple sources. Regulatory analysis articles, the heart of the Portfolio, are issued as EPA regulatory actions appear in the Federal Register, and are linked directly to the full text of the Federal Register actions. Court case descriptions are also linked to the full text of the cases and regulations. Finally, thousands of U.S. EPA guidance documents are linked to the full text of regulations. The Portfolio’s word search capabilities and the keyword, industry and citation indexes tie all of these three components together to provide a powerful research resource tool that is continually updated.
The Environmental Compliance Portfolio’s primary sources include federal statutes and regulations and full text of the legal cases reviewed, along with analytical content and agency guidance documents. The federal environmental regulations are from Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Statutes in the Portfolio include:
- Clean Air Act;
- Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act);
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act;
- Endangered Species Act;
- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act;
- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act;
- National Environmental Policy Act;
- Oil Pollution Act of 1990;
- Pollution Prevention Act;
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act;
- Safe Drinking Water Act; and
- Toxic Substances Control Act.
In the coming weeks, coverage will be expanded to include state-specific analysis, statutes, regulations and guidance documents for states with the largest number of industrial facilities, as identified by the EPA.
The Environmental Compliance Portfolio focuses on three distinct areas:Air Quality Compliance; Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Substances; and Wastewater and Water Quality Compliance.
Air Quality Compliance keeps users current with the constantly changing Clean Air Act (CAA) regulations as they affect stationary sources, with practical advice and expert analysis from air quality experts. Air Quality Compliance covers regulatory actions as they occur, along with explanations of court cases affecting CAA regulations. It dissects the underlying rationale behind each regulation covered so users can quickly master the nuances of all corresponding compliance requirements for their facilities.
Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Substances delivers fast online access to compliance solutions for hazardous waste management problems. It offers continually updated analysis of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA); and Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulations to help users better understand regulatory requirements.
Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Substances keeps users up to date on all of the latest developments related to hazardous waste assessment, treatment, storage and disposal, as well as waste minimization technologies. It delivers updated coverage of federal and state legal cases and provides links to the full text of EPA guidance documents, regulations and court cases.
Wastewater and Water Quality Compliance provides thorough, expert analysis of Clean Water Act (CWA) and Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) issues as regulated by the EPA. It is a powerful research tool that offers regulatory analysis and agency guidance documents all linked back to source material, including Federal Register documents and related regulations.
Users may subscribe to any or all three distinct areas. With a subscription to any part of the Portfolio, users also enjoy complimentary access to the CCH Environmental Tracker, a daily news update and CCH Net News, a biweekly news summary. Also available online is Business and the Environment, a monthly newsletter that focuses on sustainable development and climate change.
For more information or to subscribe to the Environmental Compliance Portfolio, call 1-888-224-7377 to talk with your CCH Sales Representative. More information about the new Environmental Compliance Portfolio can also be found at http://hr.cch.com/environmental.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory, and education sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2006) of €3.7 billion, employs approximately 19,900 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., April 30, 2007) – Wolters Kluwer Law & Business has named a new Pension Editorial Advisory Board to advance the business in providing pension professionals with authoritative information and workflow solutions, online and in print. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (WK L&B) is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers and CCH.
Board members will have an important role to play in guiding the Pension Editorial Group in the development and enhancement of research and software solutions that provide pension professionals with the practical information and tools they need to comply with complex and fast-changing laws and regulations.
"Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of comprehensive and expert information and tools in highly specialized areas — such as pension, tax and benefits," said Vice President Paul Gibson. "With the creation of this expert board, we are further advancing our ability to best serve pension professionals with the most current, authoritative and practical resources available."
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business has selected a board of leading authorities who will provide practical experience across key areas of pension planning and administration, as well as insight on developing trends. The highly qualified panel includes benefits professionals, investment advisors, third-party administrators, accountants and attorneys.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Pension Editorial Advisory Board members include:
- Anthony Curatola: Joseph F. Ford Professor of Accounting, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa.
- Brian Graff: Executive Director/CEO, American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries, Arlington, Va.
- Joan Gucciardi: President, Gucciardi Benefit Resources, Inc., Wauwatosa, Wis.
- Katherine Hesse: Partner , Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP, Quincy, Mass.
- Steve Krass: Partner , Krass, Snow & Schmutter, P.C., New York, N.Y.
- C. Frederick Reish: Managing Director, Reish & Luftman, P.C., Los Angeles, Calif.
- Dallas Salisbury: President and CEO, Employee Benefit Research Institute, Washington, D.C.
- Dan Schwallie: General Counsel/HRO Legal, Hewitt Associates, Independence, Ohio
- Susan Stoffer: Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Atlanta, Ga.
- Sal Tripodi: Founder, TRI Pension Services (TRIPS), Highlands Ranch, Colo.
- David Wray: President, The Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America (PSCA), Chicago, Ill.
"We’re very excited about working with this impressive group of pension authorities as we continue to find ways to deliver new, practical resources to professionals to help them be more productive, as well as more confident in meeting compliance requirements," said Gibson
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory, and education sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2006) of €3.7 billion, employs approximately 19,900 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., April 25, 2007) – Now there’s a monthly newsletter from CCH for professionals who need to stay on top of the latest developments on the regulation of hedge funds and related financial vehicles. CCH is a leading supplier of securities law information and software and is part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (business.cch.com). CCH Hedge Funds and Private Equity: Regulatory & Risk Management Update reports on the latest regulatory and legislative developments affecting hedge funds and other private pools of capital. Available in print or through the CCH Internet Research NetWork, this incisive newsletter fills a need for comprehensive coverage of this emerging area of securities law.
"Hedge funds have experienced explosive growth and on some days account for 30 to 40 percent of the trading on U.S. equity markets," noted Jim Hamilton, J.D., CCH principal securities law analyst. "Congress, the SEC and international regulators and standard setters are concerned about a number of issues raised by hedge fund activities, including the growing retailization of hedge funds and risk management. This newsletter is designed for professionals who need to be aware of regulatory, legislative and legal developments affecting hedge funds and other private equity vehicles, as well as the overriding issue of risk management."
Each month, Hedge Funds and Private Equity: Regulatory & Risk Management Update keeps readers informed of breaking developments in the fast-changing world of hedge funds and other alternative investment vehicles. Each issue reports on the key domestic and international regulators and standard setters that impact hedge funds and other private pools of capital, including the SEC, FASB, Federal Reserve Board, OCC, Treasury, IASB, U.K. Financial Services Authority, Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and European Commission.
The newsletter covers the latest r egulatory news, with analysis of regulatory events impacting hedge funds and private pools of capital, including SEC rulemaking, enforcement actions, interpretations, FAQs, concept releases and no-action letters. A special section on the critical and increasingly important area of risk management includes news from the banking regulators and other regulatory players. Coverage ranges from legislative activity in the U.S. Congress to analysis of developments in the United Kingdom, European Union and other international entities. It also includes reporting on significant court decisions and discussion of the actions of domestic and international accounting standard-setters.
For example, the inaugural issue has extensive coverage of the principles-based guidance issued by the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, including insight from a senior Treasury Department official; the views of John Dugan, Comptroller of the Currency on the common interests of regulators and bank risk managers; SEC Commissioner Annette Nazareth on hedge funds, derivatives and systemic risk; a U.K. working group on hedge fund disclosure; and a call for a study of hedge fund risk by G-7 finance ministers.
For more information or to subscribe to Hedge Funds and Private Equity: Regulatory & Risk Management Update, call a CCH representative at 800-344-3734 or visit the CCH online store at business.cch.com/onlinestore.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory, and education sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2006) of €3.7 billion, employs approximately 19,900 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., April 18, 2007) – Now there’s a smart, new way to quickly and confidently compare state payroll laws, side-by-side. State Payroll Law Compare from CCH, a leading provider of employment and payroll law and software and a part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, provides instant answers for professionals who have to deal with payroll law questions in multiple jurisdictions (payroll.cch.com).
"With more and more companies now employing people in multiple states, the need for an easier way to analyze and compare payroll laws in one simple chart has never been greater," said Brian Hodge, product manager. "We developed State Payroll Law Compare as an innovative solution to meet this need."
State Payroll Law Compare is a complete Internet-based state payroll law resource that uses "Smart Chart" functionality, which lets payroll and HR professionals and CPAs choose from dozens of topics and instantly compares multiple state laws on those topics all at the same time on the same chart. It provides succinct summaries of state payroll laws, regulations and executive orders, on a topic-by-topic basis, as well as the links to the full text of those laws.
State Payroll Law Compare’s intuitive interface lets users choose from dozens of critical payroll topics, such as:
- Deposit of withheld tax;
- Electronic funds transfer;
- Electronic / magnetic media filing;
- Garnishments;
- Income tax withholding;
- Interstate employment and reciprocal agreements;
- Minimum wage;
- Overtime pay;
- Time off to vote;
- Wage payment; and more.
Next, users select the states they’re interested in from a list. Then, with CCH’s advanced Smart Chart functionality, they instantly see comparative summaries of multiple state laws on the subject in a convenient chart format.
Users decide how many and which states they wish to compare. The search results, displayed in an intuitive matrix, include citations along with links to the full text of the corresponding law, if further research is desired.
"State Payroll Law Compare is a time-saving tool that brings authoritative information to your fingertips without the hassle of digging through various resources," said Hodge. "Users are able to efficiently and confidently research payroll laws across multiple jurisdictions and get answers quickly and easily."
For more information or to order CCH State Payroll Law Compare, call 1-888-224-7377 (1-888-CCH-REPS) to speak with your CCH Sales Representative or visit payroll.cch.com.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory, and education sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2006) of €3.7 billion, employs approximately 19,900 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., April 16, 2007) – With the requirements applicable to 401(k) plans changing on a daily basis, pension and benefits professionals need timely information and advice to keep their plans on solid ground. CCH’s Practical Guide to 401(k) Plans is a one-stop source for updated, accurate information and thorough analysis delivered on the convenient online platform of the CCH Internet Research NetWork. CCH is a leading provider of pension, benefits, tax and accounting law information, software and services and part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (hr.cch.com).
"Today, 401(k) plans are the number one employer-provided retirement vehicle," said Brian Hodge, CCH product manager. "With growing popularity and more stringent rules and regulations in place, the Practical Guide to 401(k) Plans helps professionals stay on top of it all."
From detailed data on the many new rules implemented by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 to expert guidance and analysis by leading 401(k) practitioners, the Practical Guide to 401(k) Plans provides the information and guidance professionals need to successfully administer and manage 401(k) plans. The Guide contains continually updated editorial explanations; practical advice and compliance tips; time-saving sample charts, checklists and plan documents; and links to primary source materials.
This comprehensive Guide is a user-friendly online resource that’s easy to navigate and explore. It features essential topics, including:
- General 401(k) rules;
- 401(k) documents;
- Qualification rules;
- Automatic enrollment;
- Vesting requirements;
- Top-heavy plan rules;
- Elective deferrals to 401(k) plans;
- Distributions and loans;
- Limits on annual additions;
- Tax treatments and employer contributions;
- Highly compensated employees;
- Minimum coverage rules;
- Rollover rules;
- Nondiscrimination requirements;
- Safe harbor plans;
- Reporting and disclosure requirements;
- Plan fees;
- Termination of 401(k) plans;
- Automatic enrollment; and more.
The Practical Guide to 401(k) Plans is updated monthly to ensure that subscribers are up to date on the latest regulations and requirements. Subscribers will also receive a monthly newsletter with expanded content, summaries of the latest developments and a full overview of industry news.
For more information or to subscribe to CCH’s Practical Guide to 401(k) Plans, call CCH at 800-248-3248, or visit hr.cch.com.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory, and education sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2006) of €3.7 billion, employs approximately 19,900 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., April 11, 2007) – Professionals now have a comprehensive electronic resource to help find the answers to all of their questions on consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs). The Consumer-Driven Health Library combines the reliable resources of Aspen Publishers and CCH to provide authoritative, expert information and guidance in a single, online resource on the CCH Internet Research NetWork. Aspen Publishers (www.aspenpublishers.com ) and CCH (health.cch.com) are part of the Wolters Kluwer Law & Business group.
"The Consumer-Driven Health Library includes convenient access to premier resources that are the first choice of professionals in the field," said Brian Hodge, product manager. "This Library is a powerful, one-stop tool with expert analysis and answers to key questions; source materials that ensure accurate research; and news to keep professionals informed of the latest developments."
The Consumer-Driven Health Library consists of comprehensive references to help professionals sort through the complexities of CDHPs. The Library features:
This reference provides guidance on all types of CDHPs, including health savings accounts, health reimbursement accounts, flexible spending accounts, medical savings accounts and high-deductible health plans. It includes:
- Expert analysis of specific legal and regulatory requirements for consumer-driven health plans, detailed guidance on implementing consumer-driven programs and examples of companies that have adopted these types of plans;
- Benefits trends reports on major surveys and studies that track cost, design and implementation of employer-provided health care plans;
- ERISA reporting and disclosure guidance on requirements for CDHPs, including annual Form 5500 reporting;
- HIPPA analysis and guidance on portability, discrimination and privacy requirements needed for all CDHPs;
- Ask the Expert e-mail service, which allows subscribers to ask the Spencer’s editors benefits-related questions; and
- E-mail news sent out every Friday with a compilation of the week’s news items.
This comprehensive, in-depth, question-and-answer format reference covers health savings accounts (HSAs) from their establishment in 2004 to the latest rulings and developments. It cuts through the hype and current confusion surrounding HSAs; helps accurately weigh their pros and cons; and provides the facts professionals need to make sound decisions, avoid pitfalls, answer employee challenges and effectively deal with healthcare vendors.
Health Savings Account Answer Book addresses well over 400 key questions on all aspects of HSA establishment, administration and compliance, including rules and penalties, medical coverage, contributions and deductions, distributions, rollovers and transfers, fiduciaries, filing requirements and more.
Explained in clear, plain English, Health Savings Account Answer Book provides hundreds of real-life examples, practice pointers, notes and cautions, ready-to-use forms, citations to case law, charts, tables and other valuable features to make it both applicable and easy to use.
In addition, this reference has been updated to include:
- Discussion of the prohibited transaction exemption under the Pension Protection Act of 2006, which allows HSA providers to offer personalized investment advice to HSA account holders;
- Discussion of the expansion of the final employer contribution comparability rules and the exceptions from the comparable employer contribution requirements under the newly proposed regulations;
- Comparability issues for independent contractors, sole proprietors, partnerships, former employees, part-time employees, unionized employees and others;
- Examination of the mechanics of funding, pre-funding, testing periods and categories of coverage relating to comparable contributions;
- Updated 2006 form filing requirements for HSA owners and contributing employers; and
- Analysis of the Bush Administration’s proposed changes to HSA rules.
This easy-to-use, question-and-answer format guide helps professionals manage a cost-effective health insurance plan and ensure that decisions are in compliance with constantly changing health care legislation. Health Insurance Answer Book offers instant access to information on everything from HMOs, PPOs, COBRA, HIPAA, OBRA and flexible benefits, to plan rating, funding, cost containment and administration.
With frequent updates, the Health Insurance Answer Book allows professionals to stay informed on newly enacted and pending legislation. Professionals will get concise, jargon-free coverage of dramatic changes in the health insurance marketplace, such as the resurgence in healthcare inflation, changes in the Medicare payroll tax, pharmacy benefit management, reduced reimbursements for physicians and hospitals, workers' compensation, Medigap policies, self-insurance and third-party administration.
This resource is designed for professional advisors and business executives who need quick and authoritative answers to help them decide whether to institute or continue a flexible benefits plan, how to choose and design the type of plan that best suits their needs and how to comply with the growing number of federal requirements and tax rules that apply to these plans.
- Answer administrative questions;
- Correctly analyze key planning considerations;
- Protect a plan’s qualified status;
- Distinguish among the different types of plans;
- Develop a working credit and pricing methodology; and
- Differentiate and compare the five full flexible planning models.
This resource is an essential problem-solving reference with examples, case studies, complete citations, planning hints, practice pointers, samples of field-tested documents and more.
For more information or to subscribe to any or all of the Consumer-Driven Health Library, call 1-888-224-7377 (1-888-CCH-REPS).
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Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory, and education sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2006) of €3.7 billion, employs approximately 19,900 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(NEW YORK, N.Y., April 4, 2007) – Attorneys dealing with business, commercial and corporate law now have a reliable, up-to-date resource with Attorney's Guide to Business and Finance Fundamentals by Aspen Publishers, part of the Wolters Kluwer Law & Business group. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students (www.aspenpublishers.com).
"With more and more disputes rooted in business and finance issues, it’s essential for attorneys to have a basic understanding of the fundamentals in order to operate effectively," said Mae Schaefer, product manager. "This resource is ideal for not only the new attorney seeking help with the basic concepts, but also for the seasoned attorney who is looking for a refresher."
Attorney's Guide to Business and Finance Fundamentals covers critical topics, including: debt and interest; time value of money; real estate transactions; annuities and retirement plans; insurance; accounting and financial reporting; valuation; federal taxation; insolvency and bankruptcy; business organizations; corporations; securities and regulation; mergers and acquisitions; trading in stocks and bonds; options, futures and derivatives; investment companies; business law; and more.
This authoritative resource addresses key questions, such as:
- What determines the value of a payment or series of payments to be received or paid in the future?
- What determines the rate of interest that an individual or business must pay when it borrows money?
- What is the difference between earnings and cash flow? Which is the more accurate way to measure return?
- How important is tax deferral in evaluating an investment?
- How does an appraiser value a business?
- What is leverage? What are the costs and benefits of leverage?
- Why do most experts recommend term insurance rather than other forms of life insurance? Is insurance ever a good investment?
- Is there a way to measure the risk of a business venture or to compare risk?
- Why is it important to diversify investments? How can small investors achieve adequate diversification?
- What is capital structure and why does it matter to a business?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of various forms of organization? When should an LLC be used instead of a corporation?
- How do the various stock indices differ from each other? Which index affords the best measure of market performance?
This newly revised edition includes significant new material in the areas of:
- 'Split Dollar' life insurance;
- Accrual accounting;
- The Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act (Sarbanes-Oxley) and the Conduct of Audits and Audit Committee Independence;
- Awards in connection with securities fraud now non-dischargeable in bankruptcy;
- New tax laws on dividends and capital gains;
- Sarbanes-Oxley and the effect in corporate directors and corporate loans; and
- State control acquisitions statutes.
In addition, Attorney's Guide to Business and Finance Fundamentals emphasizes the business terms that every lawyer needs to know to communicate effectively with clients, adversaries, courts and others by explaining key terms in the context of the business settings in which they arise. For more information, click here or visit www.aspenpublishers.com.
Robert W. Hamilton is professor emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law. Since 1964, Hamilton taught courses in contracts, corporate finance, corporations and basic business and financial concepts. He has also taught administrative law, food and drug law and real property. Hamilton is the author of numerous business, finance and legal books and articles. He is a member of The American Law Institute.
Richard A. Booth has been a professor at the University of Maryland since 1990 where he has taught courses in business associations, securities regulation, business planning, corporate finance, regulation of securities markets and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to this, Booth taught at a number of other institutions and practiced in New York with Donovan Leisure Newton & Irvine primarily in the area of corporate and securities litigation. Booth's recent research has focused on the impact of investor diversification on a range of corporation law questions and issues arising in connection with securities trading, from broker-dealer fraud to program trading. Author of several business books, Booth has published extensively in scholarly journals and the popular press.
For more information or to order Attorney’s Guide to Business and Finance Fundamentals, click here, visit www.aspenpublishers.com or call 1-800-638-8437. The price is $255.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include health care organizations, law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory, and education sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2006) of €3.7 billion, employs approximately 19,900 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., April 2, 2007) – The CCH Health Law & Compliance Integrated Library, which brings together the resources of CCH and Aspen Publishers in an integrated online environment of the CCH Research NetWork, now has three additional titles: The EMTALA Answer Book , HIPAA Compliance Handbook and Health Care Organizations Risk Management: Forms, Checklists & Guidelines. CCH and Aspen Publishers are part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
These three new titles have been added to the seven resources that previously made up the Health Law & Compliance Integrated Library:
- Civil False Claims/Qui -Tam Actions;
- Health Care Fraud & Abuse Compliance Manual;
- Hospital Law Manual;
- Clinical Research Compliance Manual
- Health Law and Compliance Update;
- Defending and Preventing Health Care Fraud Cases; and
- Hospital Contracts Manual
"The titles in the Health Law & Compliance Integrated Library offer the latest information on health law and compliance issues to help institutions stay compliant with rules related to a variety of critical issues and rules," said Lauren Shohet Weiser, product manager. "Authored by top experts in the field, each of these valuable resources is accessed easily and leads users to the answers they need quickly and efficiently."
The EMTALA Answer Bookoffers practical knowledge and advice to prevent medical emergencies from becoming legal catastrophes. This title provides policies and procedures that help hospitals and affiliated clinics comply with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) to avoid all the legal land mines embedded in the law. The Answer Book shows how to reconcile patient needs with the cost-cutting demands of managed care while developing a trail of documentation to protect against EMTALA claims.
The EMTALA Answer Book covers over 150 key questions answered in a fast, convenient question-and-answer format, covering areas such as:
- Can differential treatment alone risk an EMTALA violation?
- What written policies does EMTALA require?
- Does EMTALA apply to urgent care centers?
- What are the EMTALA requirements for transfer of an unstable patient?
- May a hospital obtain managed care authorization before the screening examination?
Mark M. Moy, M.D., MJ, FAAFP, FACEP, a full-time emergency physician at Hinsdale Hospital in Hinsdale, Ill. who has an in-depth understanding of the realities of emergency medicine, authored this title. His day-to-day encounters with EMTALA requirements make him uniquely qualified to guide readers clearly, expertly and safely through the law.
The HIPAA Compliance Handbook is intended for HIPAA coordinators, project managers, privacy officers, compliance professionals, health care record managers and others who have the responsibility for implementing the HIPAA Administrative Simplification rules. It contains easy-to-understand explanations of the legal and regulatory provisions as well as sample HIPAA-related policies, procedures, agreements, logs and reports. Helpful features include time-saving checklists and a s tate-by-state guide to medical privacy statutes.
The Handbook contains a methodology for performing a HIPAA compliance assessment, identifying the gaps, evaluating risks, implementing changes and monitoring results. It builds in-house understanding and expertise more quickly by shortening the HIPAA learning curve and saves time by avoiding blind alleys.
Patricia I. Carter, J.D., who provides advice to health care providers on HIPAA and other privacy and confidentiality laws, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rules, provider licensing, compliance programs, medical staff issues, provider contracting and other regulatory and corporate law matters authored the Handbook. In addition, Carter advises employers and health plans on ERISA, HIPAA and other health plan and benefits issues.
Health Care Organizations Risk Management: Forms, Checklists & Guidelines is packed with real-world advice and organized for quick reference. This manual was developed by working professionals to help users formulate and implement effective risk management policy across a variety of facilities. It contains newly created forms and tools to assist risk management professionals in such areas as credentialing, information management, infection control, patient safety, disaster management, consent to treatment and claims management.
Background information and a host of case examples provide the reader with an applied context for the tools, guidelines and checklists found throughout the manual. Health Care Organizations Risk Management: Forms, Checklists & Guidelines also gives practical suggestions in such key risk management areas as communications, collaboration with key stakeholders in health care organizations, patient safety and education.
Fay A. Rozovsky and Jane L. Conley co-authored Health Care Organizations Risk Management: Forms, Checklists & Guidelines. Fay A. Rozovsky, J.D., M.P.H., DFASHRM, is an Affiliate Associate Professor in the Department of Legal Medicine at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. She has extensive experience in developing risk management-oriented policies and procedures, tools and other documentation for hospitals, health care professionals, home health agencies, long-term care facilities and managed care organizations. Rozovsky is a former President of American Society for Health Care Risk Management and a well-published author.
Jane L. Conley, M.S. has worked in the healthcare risk management field for over 25 years. The majority of her career was spent in the professional liability insurance industry, developing and implementing risk management programs and tools for physician practices. She has authored and co-authored several home-study continuing medical education (CME) courses on loss prevention, a myriad of articles on medical-legal topics, and several loss prevention newsletters. She is a long-time member of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management and the American Medical Writers Association and a member of the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics. As a risk management consultant, she provides practice risk assessments and educational programs for physicians and their staffs.
For more information or to subscribe to any or all of the Health Law & Compliance Integrated Library, call 1-888-224-7377 (1-888-CCH-REPS) or visit health.cch.com.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory, and education sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2006) of €3.7 billion, employs approximately 19,900 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.