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Budgeting for workers' compensation premium can be challenging for fast-growing employers. If payroll increases significantly over the course of the particular policy term, the annual payroll and premium audit conducted post-expiration could result in a large additional premium bill. Grants of stock shares (otherwise known as Restricted Stock Units or RSUs) can contribute to unplanned increases in the payroll totals, which can create a significant additional cost in the final workers' compensation premium calculation.

Would you consider it a violation of the federal insider trading laws if you had material non-public information, and you casually made a joke referring to that information? The United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit says yes.

The US unemployment rate rose to just 4.0% in December 2018, indicating continued pressure on employers to find talent. In addition to changing trends on the IT and tech sectors, the robust economy has created extreme difficulties in the trucking industry.

During the recent Private Equity International conference in New York, two things became abundantly clear to those in attendance: Cyber security risks and exposures continue to evolve and new threats are emerging on an almost daily basis in 2019 and CFOs and COOs of private equity firms are growing more aware of not only the risks to their funds, but also their responsibility as stewards of the fund assets to protect those them from the ongoing and emerging threats.

Proxy advisory firms, such as Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis among others, have been under the microscope for some time. Some believe they are critical to giving a voice to shareholders. Others think they have too much power without enough transparency.