Recent legislation requires that all new 401(k) plans provide automatic enrollment for all eligible participants. However, plans “established” before 2023 are generally exempt. In the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) context,...more
4/15/2025
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Employee Benefits ,
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Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Mergers ,
Retirement Plan ,
Taxation ,
Trump Administration
This is the third part of a series covering certain securities law, corporate governance, and tax considerations related to stock options and restricted stock unit (RSU) awards granted by public companies....more
3/17/2025
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Corporate Governance ,
Employee Benefits ,
Executive Compensation ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Qualified Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) ,
Section 16 ,
Securities Regulation ,
Stock Options ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Withholding Tax
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued a new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation, Question 103.12 (C&DI), that may significantly impact how public companies engage with their shareholders....more
Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) requires a corporation to furnish a written statement to any employee or former employee who either (i) exercised an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of...more
1/8/2025
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Compliance ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Equity Compensation ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Incentive Stock Options ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Returns