by admin | Jul 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Maybe Patrick Bateman wasn’t such an outlier. One out of every 10 Wall Street employees is likely a clinical psychopath, writes journalist Sherree DeCovny in an upcoming issue of the trade publication CFA Magazine (subscription required). In the general...
by admin | Jul 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Despite the promise brought by the latest round of successful IPOs and rallying public markets, the news continues to be filled with headlines around the possibility of a “false recovery.” Europe’s continent-wide recession and expanding debt issues, rising oil and...
by admin | Jul 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
“We’ve got another lawsuit,” my friend and client Lana* told me over the phone. “Really?” I was honestly surprised. “What about all that diversity training everyone went through?” “Well, apparently we need to do it...
by admin | Jul 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Bullying, abuse and verbal harassment in the workplace may cause employees physical and psychological harm. That’s part of the rationale behind a proposal in Hawaii to make abusive conduct against an employee an occupational safety violation. Victims would be eligible...
by admin | Jul 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill aimed at cracking down on workers-compensation insurance fraud that involves check-cashing businesses. The bill (HB 1277), in part, would allow the Office of Financial Regulation to examine or investigate...
by admin | Jul 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Federal and local authorities in New York unveiled charges today against 36 defendants — including 10 doctors and three attorneys — allegedly involved in a systematic scheme to defraud auto insurance companies of more than $275 million under New York’s no-fault...