On October 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules implementing Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Act by directing national securities exchanges and associations, such as the New York Stock...more
11/1/2022
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Securities Act of 1933 ,
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Stock Appreciation Rights
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “ARPA”), which President Biden is expected to sign this week, includes a handful of provisions affecting employee benefit plans and publicly-traded companies’ tax deductions for...more
With the dawn of the new year, many companies are taking the initial steps that they hope will allow them to meet their financial and strategic goals in 2020 and beyond. Often, one core element of this process is designing a...more
The “Bottom Line” -
Learn the new rules for who is a “covered employee” and keep track of these individuals because “once a covered employee, always a covered employee”
Evaluate compensation arrangements and contracts...more
1/8/2018
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Corporate Taxes ,
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Securities Exchange Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform
On August 5, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized rules requiring publicly traded companies to disclose the ratio of median compensation of all employees to the compensation of the principal executive...more
8/18/2015
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Securities Act of 1933 ,
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Securities Exchange Act ,
Statistical Sampling
On July 1, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules relating to compensation clawback policies. The rules, if adopted, would implement the requirements of Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street...more
7/13/2015
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Foreign Private Issuers ,
Incentive Based Contracts ,
Incentive Compensation ,
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Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Comment ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rule 10D-1 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Total Shareholder Return (TSR)
On April 29, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules that would require public companies to disclose the relationship between executive compensation and the company’s financial performance. The rules...more
When the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) became law in 2010, it included a requirement for public companies to recoup, or “clawback,” incentive compensation from executives in the event...more
Compensation paid by a publicly traded company to its chief executive officer and its three other most highly compensated officers (other than its chief financial officer) is generally not deductible by the company to the...more