On August 5, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted long-awaited final rules on CEO pay ratio disclosure (the “Rules”), which require that almost every SEC registrant disclose the ratio of the annual...more
On August 5, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 to approve its controversial pay ratio rules. The rules were adopted pursuant to the mandate of Section 953(b)(1) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform...more
Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) mandates the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to amend Item 402 of Regulation S-K (Item 402) to require certain companies to...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently issued proposed regulations on the “Pay Ratio” disclosure rules. Under these rules, a public company must disclose the ratio of the median of annual total compensation for all...more
On September 18, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to Item 402 of Regulation S-K (Item 402) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) that will require issuers to disclose the...more
On Sept. 18, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its proposed rule on the CEO-to-median employee pay ratio disclosure. This proposed rule adds disclosure requirements to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, as...more