[exw]

> 2. Play it up as a huge problem that could threaten the company.

It absolutely was a HUGE problem. Even if he was set up, Conrad created a toxic culture that had to change.

Parker never seemed to understand that he could not flout laws & regulations like Uber; Uber has leverage because consumers love their product, and is able to put pressure on the incumbents and regulators; in contrast, NOBODY would stand up to defend Zenefits, and regulators will shut them down unless they clean up their act asap.

Edit: fixed typo (thanks @gingerrr)

[gingerrr]

I completely agree with your point, just wanted to say as a sidenote I think the word you wanted is "flout" rather than "flaunt".

[flylib]

as a counter point Zenefits already won against the state of Utah when they tried banning them so yes people have already stood up to defend them

http://fortune.com/2015/04/13/zenefits-utah-ban-insurance/

[alexqgb]

FYI: The laws of the State of Utah and those of Washington are not interchangeable at your convenience.