The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which was enacted in 2010 in response to the 2008 financial crisis, added protections for whistleblower activity to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange...more
1/16/2025
/ Compliance ,
Confidential Information ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Employment Policies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Regulation ,
Whistleblowers
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
/ Clawbacks ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Final Rules ,
Form 10-K ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Stock Appreciation Rights
Executive compensation clawback policies continue to grow in popularity. Although the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not yet finalized its rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection...more
The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance (the staff) issued new compliance and disclosure interpretations (C&DIs) on October 18, 2016, providing guidance to companies preparing to...more
11/8/2016
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CACM ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Furloughs ,
Independent Contractors ,
Median Employee ,
Pay Ratio ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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
/ CEOs ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Final Rules ,
Median Employee ,
Pay Ratio ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
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
/ Clawbacks ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Officers ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Executive Compensation ,
Federal Register ,
Financial Statements ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Incentive Based Contracts ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Listing Standards ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Comment ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rule 10D-1 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Total Shareholder Return (TSR)
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
On September 18, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules requiring publicly-traded companies to disclose the ratio of median compensation of all employees to the compensation of the principal...more