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Louisiana Amends LWPA to Address Commissions, Incentive Payment Plans, and Bonuses to Give Greater Flexibility to Employers

Governor Jeff Landry recently signed into law Act No. 556, which updates the Louisiana Wage Payment Act (LWPA) to address commissions and plans for incentive payments and bonuses. The new law becomes effective on August 1,...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FAQs: UK Employee Equity Incentive Annual Reporting Deadline Approaching

2023/2024 Annual Returns Must Be Filed by July 6, 2024 - Companies operating employee equity incentive arrangements in the United Kingdom, including companies incorporated or registered outside of the United Kingdom, are...more

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Ontario Superior Court of Justice Awards Retired VP $1.8m in Damages for Incentive Compensation and Vacation Pay

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The Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s decision in Boyer v. Callidus, 2024 ONSC 20 (“Callidus”) serves as a helpful reminder to employers of the importance of carefully drafting, documenting, and communicating contractual...more

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IRS SECURE 2.0 guidance answers key questions

The IRS released long-awaited guidance under the SECURE 2.0 Act on December 20, 2023. Notice 2024-2 (Notice) provides clarification of various provisions, including several optional features that plan sponsors have been...more

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Upcoming Deadlines for Reporting 2023 Incentive Stock Option Exercises and ESPP Stock Transfers

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Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code (Section 6039) requires corporations to file returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and provide information statements to employees reporting exercises of incentive stock...more

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Deadline Approaching for Reporting 2023 ISO Exercises and ESPP Transfers

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Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code requires corporations to provide information statements to employees (including former employees) and information filings to the IRS regarding exercises of incentive stock options...more

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Public Company Stock Option Repricings: A Primer

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Stock options are often a significant, and critical, component of a public company’s compensation and benefits programs as they align the interests of employees and stockholders—when the company’s stock price increases,...more

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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Using Equity Incentives to Attract and Retain Key Team Members

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On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by his colleague, Nona Massengill, a partner who focuses her practice on executive compensation matters. Nona shares insight on how...more

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Worker Windfalls Bring Benefits for PE

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Sponsors are likely to explore share-based schemes and other plans to incentivise non-managerial staff. Incentivising management with sweet equity and co-investment opportunities is a tried and tested strategy for buyout...more

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2023 Bonus Plans Should Set Forth Specific Qualification Terms

​​​​​​​With the fourth quarter rapidly approaching, many companies are thinking about incentive compensation plans for 2023. We frequently become involved in disputes between employers and employees over the terms of such...more

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Hazard Pay During COVID-19 – Who May Be Entitled And What To Do Next

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The current COVID-19 crisis has many employees asking (if not demanding) that they receive additional compensation for work that may put them at an increased risk of exposure to the coronavirus.[i]  Although their requests...more

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Web Exclusive: Start Planning For 2020 Now By Revisiting Your Policies And Plans

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With the new year quickly approaching, it is important to re-examine the policies and plans that govern employee compensation, benefits, and responsibilities. These documents can be the difference between a successful year...more

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Ten Changes to Consider for Your Benefit Plans in 2019

2019 is the year of “tidying up” thanks to the popular Netflix show. Start the year off by reevaluating your employee benefit plans to determine whether they continue to meet the changing needs of your workforce while...more

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Director Discretionary Compensation Subject to Entire Fairness Standard According to Delaware Supreme Court

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In a recent decision by the Delaware Supreme Court in In re Investors Bancorp Stockholders Litigation, the court found that director equity grants based on director discretion are subject to an entire fairness standard of...more

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Time to Think About Holiday Bonuses

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Halloween has passed and we are now squarely approaching the holiday season. While this time of year brings many good things, it can also bring unwanted headaches for employers wanting to spread some “holiday cheer,”...more

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So You Want to Give Your Employee a Bonus?

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There are many reasons employers give bonuses to employees. Bonuses are a motivator. They effectively reward past contributions. Bonuses also allow employers to provide additional compensation to the workforce on a one-time...more

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Plain Language in Bonus Plan Prevails: No Employment, No Vesting, No Bonus

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In positive news for employers, in Styles v Alberta Investment Management Corporation, 2017 ABCA 1 [Styles], the Alberta Court of Appeal (ABCA) affirmed that an employee who does not meet a clear and well drafted condition of...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Loyal Starwood pointers have been waiting anxiously to hear what the hotel brand’s merger with Marriott will mean for their coveted reward system. They’ll have to wait a bit longer, but here are a lot of answers to other...more

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The Department of Labor’s 2016 Final Fiduciary and Conflict of Interest Regulations: The Principal Transactions Exemption

This post continues our examination of the Department of Labor’s suite of final fiduciary and conflict of interest regulations. Our prior posts discussed the newly expanded definition of “investment advice fiduciary” and the...more

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What Constitute “Incentive Payments” Under the Final Overtime Regulations?

In order to qualify for one or more of the white collar exemptions to the overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), an employee must meet three tests: (1) the salary basis test (which asks how the...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Partners Are Not Employees, Yet

Recently the IRS issued guidance in the form of temporary and proposed regulations clarifying that individuals who are partners in a partnership that itself owns a disregarded entity are not to be treated as employees of the...more

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Guidance On Employer Incentives For Wellness Participation Is On The Way, Says EEOC

Hallelujah! The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced this week that it plans to issue guidance on employers’ ability to offer incentives to employees based on their participation in wellness programs, or whether...more

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Survey of Current Benefits Issues

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In This Presentation: - Affordable Care Act - Affordable Care Act: Fees and Taxes 2015 – Employer Shared Responsibility Fee - Forms for Reporting Fees - Retirement Plan Errors - Overview - Retirement Plan...more

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Court Upholds Forum Selection Clause Over Plaintiff's Claims of Inconvenience and Expense

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A senior manager alleging claims against his former employer arising out of the early termination of an incentive plan will have to take his case abroad. In Wolf v. TBG Limited, C.A. No. 13-3315 (Jan. 28, 2014), the United...more

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