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Your teen is restless and irritable. They’ve changed their eating habits and seem to be upset by the slightest question. How do you know if this is typical teen behavior or part of a growing trend of teen anxiety?

The liability arising from Yahoo's massive data breach, revealed in 2017, seems endless. In the latest news, former directors and officers of Yahoo, acquired by Verizon in 2016, agreed to pay $29 million to settle a breach of fiduciary duty derivative lawsuit.

Trying to find coverage for the consequences of a cyber incident on non-cyber policies is a gamble. And as silent cyber coverage disappears, it is increasingly important to work with a broker that understands how the fallout of a cyber incident impacts all of your insurance policies.

How does a board of a venture capital or private equity-backed company demonstrate that its decisions are being made in the best interest of the common stockholder?

According to a recent study by Upwork and Freelancer's Union, the number of workers participating in the gig economy now stands at 56.7 million Americans. What does the gig economy have to offer that traditional employment doesn't provide?

The FMCSA considers you an operator of a commercial motor vehicle when you operate a vehicle designed to transport more than eight passengers (including the driver) for compensation, or more than 15 passengers (including the driver) for compensation. This means that DOT regulations apply.

Cal/OSHA announced on February 6 that an advisory committee will convene on May 9 to evaluate electronic submission rules in response to what it sees as a "substantial diminish[ment]" of the federal OSHA rule. The committee hopes to determine how to best "protect the goals" originally sought by the Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses rule.

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.