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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

409A Issues in Executive Compensation Contracts and Employment Agreements

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Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (409A), was enacted into law in 2004 to impose statutory requirements on “nonqualified deferred compensation plans, programs or arrangements” (collectively...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Top Ten Benefit and Compensation Issues in Employment & Separation Agreements

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When a company negotiates either an employment agreement or separation agreement with an employee, the employee benefits offered are typically a large piece of the total package. However, the terms of these types of...more

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Deferred Compensation Considerations Within Employment Agreements

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Last week, we looked at employment agreements and planning for issues in executive employment agreements. One interesting aspect of employment agreements is that they can generate many different legal issues. ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

IRS Issues Anticipated Guidance on Covered Employees and Grandfathering Rules Under Code Section 162(m)

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On August 21, 2018, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2018-68, which provides eagerly awaited guidance for changes that were made to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Dec. 31 Deadline for Severance Pay Provisions in Employment Agreements to Comply With Section 409A

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Many employment agreements, especially those for high-level executives, provide severance pay upon a change in control or a termination without cause, but only if the employee signs a release of claims. The IRS has noted that...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

409A Transition Relief Expires at Year-End; Employers Should Review Their Plans

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Employers should review plans and agreements subject to Internal Revenue Section Code 409A before the end of 2012. That’s when transitional relief afforded by the Internal Revenue Service expires for deferred compensation...more

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