Editor's Pick: Zenefits Pays the Piper

Zenefits Pays the Piper

Richard Adhikari Dec 1, 2016 11:44 AM PT
	The California Department of Insurance this week announced fines totaling $7 million against startup Zenefits, a provider of cloud-based human resources services. The company's former leadership "created an anything goes culture at the Internet startup, resulting in numerous violations of licensing requirements to protect consumers," said Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones. [More...]

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