On January 29, 2020, Skadden hosted the webinar “Key Trends in Executive Compensation, Employment Law and Compensation Committee Practices” presented by panelists Michael Bergmann, Executive Compensation and Benefits counsel;...more
2/11/2020
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Compensation & Benefits ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employment Litigation ,
Executive Compensation ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Glass Lewis ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Merger Agreements ,
Pay Gap ,
Pay Ratio ,
Pay Transparency ,
Pre-Employment Agreements ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Section 162(m) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Tax Deductions
On February 5, 2019, Skadden hosted the webinar “Key Trends in Executive Compensation, Employment Law and Compensation Committee Practices.” The panelists were David Schwartz, Skadden’s global head of Labor and Employment...more
2/15/2019
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Audits ,
CD&A ,
CEOs ,
CFOs ,
Clawbacks ,
Compensation Committee ,
Covered Employees ,
Director Compensation ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Glass Lewis ,
Hedging ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Ratio ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
Payment Terms ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Section 162(m) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
On December 14, 2018, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) issued updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) related to its U.S. Compensation Policies effective for shareholder meetings occurring on or after February 1,...more
On February 13, 2018, Skadden hosted a webinar titled “ SEC Reporting & Compliance and Corporate Governance Series: Key Trends in Executive Compensation, Employment Law and Compensation Committee Practices.” Executive...more
3/9/2018
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Board of Directors ,
Business Judgment Rule ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Covered Employees ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EEO-1 ,
Entire Fairness Standard ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gig Economy ,
H-1B ,
Independent Contractors ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Joint Employers ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Salary ,
Misclassification ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Pay Ratio ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
Popular ,
Ratification ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Section 162(m) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Stockholder Agreements ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Volks Rule
On February 28, 2017, Skadden hosted a webinar titled “Key Trends in Executive Compensation, Employment Law and Compensation Committee Practices.” The Skadden panelists were labor and employment law partner David Schwartz,...more
3/22/2017
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Business Judgment Rule ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Director Compensation ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EEO-1 ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Entire Fairness Standard ,
Executive Compensation ,
Form 8-K ,
GAAP ,
Golden Leash Arrangements ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Nasdaq ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Ratio ,
Popular ,
Profits ,
Proxy Season ,
Regulation S-K ,
Rule 16b-3 ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Section 162(m) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Approval ,
Short-Swing Trading ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trump Administration ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Withholding Tax
Each company faces important decisions in preparing for its 2017 annual meeting and reporting season. Once again, we have prepared a checklist of essential areas on which we believe companies should focus as they plan for the...more
12/8/2016
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Annual Reports ,
Audit Committee ,
Board of Directors ,
Corporate Executives ,
Corporate Governance ,
Director Nominations ,
Diversity ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
FASB ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Pay Ratio ,
Proxy Access ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Resource Extraction ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Section 162(m) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders
On August 5, 2015, in a 3-2 vote, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules implementing the controversial “CEO pay ratio” disclosure requirements that were proposed in 2013 and mandated by...more