The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “ARPA”), which President Biden is expected to sign this week, includes a handful of provisions affecting employee benefit plans and publicly-traded companies’ tax deductions for...more
The “Bottom Line” -
Learn the new rules for who is a “covered employee” and keep track of these individuals because “once a covered employee, always a covered employee”
Evaluate compensation arrangements and contracts...more
1/8/2018
/ Compensation & Benefits ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Covered Employees ,
Employee Benefits ,
Executive Compensation ,
Grandfathered Status ,
Income Taxes ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Section 162(m) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform
On September 21, 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released several items that provide additional guidance on the CEO Pay Ratio Rule (the “Rule”):
(1) SEC interpretive guidance;
(2) Revised pay...more
9/26/2017
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Compensation ,
Independent Contractors ,
Interpretive Opinions ,
Median Employee ,
New Guidance ,
Pay Ratio ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Statistical Sampling
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
/ C&DIs ,
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)