ACCA Teams With WeComply, Inc. to Offer Custom Online Compliance Training to Members.Business/Legal Editors WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2001 In-house In-house In the context of general equities, keeping an activity within the firm. For example, rather than go to the marketplace and sell a security for a client to anyone, an attempt is made to find a buyer to complete the transaction with the firm. counsel just got another tool to help them in their efforts to educate corporate employees about their legal obligations, thanks to a new partnership between the American Corporate Counsel Association (ACCA ACCA Air Conditioning Contractors of America Association, Inc. ACCA Association of Chartered Certified Accountants ACCA American Corporate Counsel Association ACCA Association Communale de Chasse Agréée (France) ) and WeComply, Inc., which offers online compliance training. WeComply is the newest member of the ACCA Alliance, a select group of companies that provide professional products and services specifically designed for in-house counsel. Under the ACCA Alliance, WeComply, Inc. will offer ACCA members one free compliance training course of their choice (for up to 100 employees) from the more than 40 online compliance training programs the company offers. Among other benefits, WeComply, Inc. offers companies the ability to customize their compliance programs to meet their particular needs, and thus make the training more meaningful to their employees. WeComply's programs use a variety of web-based games as training vehicles. They meet the industry standard for interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. with the leading learning management systems, and are accessible without special hardware, software or a fast web connection from any computer--even from handheld devices. "We're proud to welcome WeComply as the newest member of the ACCA Alliance," said Frederick J. Krebs, Esq., ACCA's president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . "The breadth of WeComply's compliance training offerings, its forward-thinking use of web technology, and the cost-effectiveness of its solution will be of tremendous value to our members." About ACCA As the in-house bar association(SM), the American Corporate Counsel Association (ACCA) is the largest national bar association comprised solely of attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations and other private sector organizations. ACCA promotes the common interests of its members, contributes to their continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). , seeks to improve understanding of the role of in-house attorneys, and encourages advancements in standards of corporate legal practice. Since its founding in 1982, ACCA has grown to nearly 13,000 members representing over 6,000 corporations worldwide, with 43 local chapters and 12 national committees serving its members. For more information, visit www.acca.com. About WeComply WeComply offers customizable, game-based online compliance-training programs on a broad range of topics, including Privacy, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Foreign Corrupt Practices Act An amendment to the Securities Exchange Act created to sanction bribery of foreign officials by publicly held US companies. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act , E-Mail and Internet Use, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, also known as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act, Pub. L. No. 106-102, 113 Stat. 1338 (November 12, 1999), is an Act of the United States Congress which repealed the Glass-Steagall Act, opening up competition . The programs are described and sample programs are available at www.wecomply.com. |
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