The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ban on noncompetition covenants (“noncompetes”) could significantly impact the design and administration of employee benefits and executive compensation arrangements....more
7/16/2024
/ Employee Benefits ,
Employment Contract ,
Executive Compensation ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Forfeiture ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restricted Stocks ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Severance Agreements ,
Unfair Competition
The 2021 executive compensation season will be more challenging than usual for most companies due to the financial and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. To meet these challenges, companies should be aware of...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced a new human capital disclosure requirement for public companies to “reflect the many changes in our capital markets and the domestic and global economy in recent...more
Section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC), as amended, imposes an excise tax on compensation of certain highly compensated employees of tax-exempt organizations. In an apparent attempt to level the playing field...more
Authors: John A. Morrison (Atlanta), Taylor Bracewell (Atlanta) Published Date: October 11, 2016 Earlier this summer, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations under Sections 409A and 457 of the Internal...more
On July 1, 2015, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a rule directing national securities exchanges and associations to establish listing standards that require public companies to adopt and enforce a...more
9/15/2015
/ Clawbacks ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Executive Compensation ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Listing Standards ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchanges