With paid family leave policies popping up, America still must deal with family responsibility discrimination, according to University of California researchers.

Commissions are cut, compliance is tougher to navigate, and consulting has taken over a big part of the job, but agents and brokers who know the market can find opportunity in group benefits.

In what is being touted as a big win for the startup economy, Automatic Data Processing Inc., a leading payroll company, agreed to drop its defamation suit against Zenefits, a rapidly-growing Silicon Valley competitor. A federal judge dismissed the case with prejudice.