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executive compensation
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ContractsProf Blog
Executive Pay at Delphi
When it comes to executive compensation, scholars tend to fall into two camps. Some defend current levels of executive compensation as the product of a market. Simply put, highly skilled…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Editorial About Ex-Military Leaders Who Benefit from Veterans Charity
In the wake of the recent news reports about congressional hearings over concerns that with operators of veterans charities are giving less than an ideal amount of charitable donations to…
The Contingency
Rule Against Making Too Much Money
Per Christine Harper at Bloomberg this morning:Wall Street's five biggest firms are paying a record $39 billion in bonuses for 2007, a year when three of the companies suffered the…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Top-5 Benefits/Compensation/Pension SSRN Downloads
Stephen F. Diamond, Legal Implications of Proposed GM/UAW VEBA (225).Michael J. Hussey, Has Congress Stopped Executives from Raiding the Bank? A Critical Analysis of I.R.C. Section 409A (171).Susan Liemer (left)…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Announces Executive Compensation Disclosure
The SEC has launched "Executive Compensation Disclosure" that, it says, will enable investors to compare what 500 of the largest American companies are paying their top executives. The SEC is…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
How Much Is Too Much: Executive Comp in the News Again
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports today that the chief executive of the Atlanta United Way, Mark O'Donnell, received a supplemental retirement payment of nearly $1.6 million. This amount is in addition…
Federal Securities Law Source
Say-On-Pay Update
RiskMetrics Group, an international company that advises institutional investors on the corporate governance policies of publicly traded companies, has announced its 2008 proxy voting policies updates. The updates will apply…
Pension Risk Matters
Wall Street Bonuses – A Reason to be Thankful
Bloomberg reporter Christine Harper reports an average Wall Street bonus of just over $200,000, from a wealth pie of $38 billion, spread out over 180,000+ individuals. In stark contrast, she adds…
Securities Law Prof Blog
More About the Troubles at Merrill and Citigroup
The Wall St. Journal's front page has a well-written, in depth story about the last two weeks in the tenures of Merrill's Stan O'Neal and Citigroup's Charles Prince, with a…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Job of the Week: Failed CEO of Major Financial Firm
You know, I thankfully have never left an employer on bad terms, but if I did, I would want these to be my bad terms:Merrill Lynch's departing chief executive, Stan…