WORK OPTIONS GROUP ADDS MICROSOFT, PRINCETON AND OTHER TOP COMPANIES TO ITS RAPIDLY EXPANDING CLIENT LIST

Leading provider of backup dependent care for children, adults and elders provides services to more than 500,000 employees in U.S. and Canada; Company hires five industry experts to facilitate continued growth

SUPERIOR, CO – AUGUST 16, 2006 – Microsoft Corporation, Princeton University, Reuters, The National Education Association and The Children’s Hospital (Denver) have joined a growing list of companies that provide Work Options Group’s premier backup dependent care program to their employees across the U.S. and Canada. The program, Backup Care Options, allows employees to continue working during breakdowns in caregiving arrangements (mildly ill children or adults, school closures, sick or vacationing caregivers, elders recovering from illness or surgery, etc.) by providing trusted, affordable in-home or center-based care to dependents of any age, in any location, whether they are healthy or mildly ill. Companies of all sizes and across various industries rely on Backup Care Options to reduce absenteeism, increase productivity, boost employee morale, recruit/retain top talent and improve bottom-line results.

After conducting extensive due diligence, companies select Backup Care Options because of its proven track record and ability to cost-effectively service the needs of all U.S. and Canadian employees. The program provides employees with trusted, temporary care for a variety of situations, whether it’s an elderly parent in another state who needs short-term help, a spouse or partner who is sick at home, or a 10-year-old who is out of school because of Spring Break.

Work Options Group has also added the following industry professionals in support of the explosive growth of Backup Care Options: Marsha R. Cooper, Director of Provider Relations & Strategic Planning; Bernadette Fusaro, Senior Account Manager; Lee A. Blossom and Alan Robins, Directors of Business Development; and Annie N. Groves, Director of Marketing & Communications.

Cooper, formerly a managing director with Caregivers on Call, will focus on continued expansion of the Work Options Group exclusive National Provider Network, which already consists of more than 3,000 individually contracted child and adolescent care centers and 1,900 individually contracted home healthcare agencies and nanny agencies throughout North America. Fusaro, former Vice President of Global Work/Life Strategies for Merrill Lynch, joins a team of professionals who manage nearly 100 corporate accounts, representing more than 500,000 employee lives. Blossom and Robins, who both previously worked for College Coach, will play an integral role in directing the sales strategy for Backup Care Options. Groves, who has 20 years of marketing experience, will develop and implement programs to increase awareness of Work Options Group’s unique backup care program.

About Work Options Group – www.workoptionsgroup.com
Work Options Group’s Backup Care Options program enables more than 500,000 employees throughout the U.S. and Canada to get to work when they experience temporary breakdowns in their child, adult and elder care arrangements. Backup Care Options offers temporary care in every location, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for infants through the elderly, whether they are healthy or mildly ill. In 2005, Work Options Group arranged more than 124,000 hours of temporary care for client employees, saving client employers millions of dollars in absenteeism and lost productivity costs.