Since 2015, pay gap disclosure has been front and center on the activist shareholder proposal landscape from an employment and workforce perspective. Following closely on the heels of tragic events of last summer and the...more
On September 23, 2020 the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to 17 C.F.R. § 240.14a-8 (“Rule 14a-8”), raising the bar for shareholders seeking to force votes on proposals. The rule comes on the...more
For nearly five years, major U.S. corporations have been subject to intense scrutiny over their decisions on whether to release internal pay gap percentages in response to shareholder proposals by Arjuna Capital, LLC and...more
7/29/2019
/ Compensation & Benefits ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Executive Compensation ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
No-Action Letters ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Wage and Hour
Last week, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) filed its first disciplinary action involving cryptocurrencies, conforming with its stated 2018 goal of monitoring and supervising the largely unregulated...more