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executive compensation
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Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Fair and Reasonable Compensation
Tax regulations require that the compensation paid to nonprofit executives be "fair and reasonable." A board is expected to make that determination based on comparables - what a similar executive…
InsureReinsure
House Leaders Voice Concerns Over Bonuses
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urging the Administration to ensure that executive pay at…
Executive Compensation Law Blog
House Quickly Passes Legislation to Control Executive Compensation Practices
Acting in rapid fashion, on July 31, 2009, the House of Representatives passed legislation that, if enacted, would further advance the federal government's efforts to realign executive compensation practices. As…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Executive Compensation Blog
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
Need to keep up with say-on-pay and the proposed rules on expanded comp disclosure? I'd start over at David Chun's Equilar CEO Blog. He spends all his time on these…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Say-on-Pay Starting to Move
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
Rep. Barney Frank’s “say-on-pay” bill, also known as the InvestorProtection Act of 2009 (Title IX, Subtitle D of the Financial RegulatoryReform package), is making some headway. It’s expected to get a…
Executive Compensation Law Blog
New Draft Legislation Continues the Assault on Executive Compensation
As a part of the federal government's on-going efforts to reform executive compensation practices and to rein in excessive compensation, the Treasury Department drafted and released new legislation (known as…
Executive Compensation Law Blog
Changes in Store for 2010 Proxy Season as SEC Proposes Significant Expansion of Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance Rules and Treasury Releases Draft New Legislation
As anticipated and in response to the “turmoil in the markets during the past 18 months”, on July 10, 2009 the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") proposed substantial amendments to…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Treasury Proposes Say on Pay Legislation
On July 16 Treasury announced that it delivered draft "say-on-pay" legislation to Congress that would require all publicly traded companies to give shareholders a non-binding vote on executive compensation packages. This legislation would…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Executive Pay Too High?
The Committee of Interns and Residents/SEIU Healthcare, a union of resident physicians, recently delivered a letter to NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, asking that the AG's office review executive compensation…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
AIG Bonus Fund Stays in Foundation
Some years ago, Starr International Company was created, its assets used primarily to pay bonuses to employees of AIG. The boards of the two companies - AIG and Starr -…