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Multiemployer Pension Plans in Mergers and Acquisitions — Troutman Pepper Podcast
Equity Award Delegations for Publicly Traded Companies — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation: Getting Ready for 2024 – Top-Hat Plans — Special Edition Podcast
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation: Getting Ready for 2024 - Health and Welfare Plan Developments — Special Edition Podcast
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation: Getting Ready for 2024 - Qualified Plans — Special Edition Podcast
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December 1st Deadline to Adopt Executive Compensation Clawback Policies — The Consumer Finance Podcast
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Partial Plan Terminations
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This edition of the Public Company Watch highlights critical updates and regulatory changes affecting public companies. Staying informed on these topics is crucial for effective compliance and strategic planning....more
For both employers and executives, having a well-drafted executive employment agreement is key to defining the relationship between an employer and one of its most important employees. The contract also sets the parties’...more
Retired senior executives often receive, or seek out, public company directorships as the next step in their journeys. Before accepting, they should carefully evaluate key areas to make sure they are prepared for the...more
Last week, ISS launched its latest annual ‘Global Benchmark Policy Survey’ – responses are due by August 22nd. Here are the primary questions (I didn’t include the multiple-choice answers)...more
On July 23, 2025, the French Tax Administration released its initial draft guidance in the BOFiP (Bulletin Officiel des Finances Publiques) (the “Tax Comments”) on the new tax regime for Management Packages introduced by the...more
On July 24, 2025, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) announced the launch of its Annual Benchmark Policy Survey. The survey results will inform ISS’s policy development for 2026 and beyond. For the U.S. market, the...more
In this alert, which is part of an eight-part series taking a deeper dive into various portions of the Legislation (International Tax; Opportunity Zone and Tax Credits; Green Energy Credits; Estate Planning and Individual Tax...more
On July 4, 2025, H.R.1, or what is being called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”), was signed into law, introducing major reforms in tax and employee benefits that affect businesses and their employees. OBBBA is an...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission held a roundtable at the SEC’s headquarters in Washington, DC on June 26, 2025 to discuss possible changes to the Commission’s requirements for executive compensation disclosure...more
On July 4, 2025, H.R. 1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill (the “OBBB”) was signed into law. Compared to recent legislation, the OBBB does not contain a significant number of employee benefits provisions. However,...more
On July 3, 2025, Congress passed H.R. 1, “An Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Title II of H. Con. Res. 14” (the “Act”), which was signed into law on July 4, 2025. The Act sets out a wide range of changes to U.S....more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Act), Public Law 119-21. While the Act contains several tax and law changes, this article focuses on the employee benefits provisions within...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act introduces substantial changes to federal tax law, including select provisions affecting tax-exempt organizations and charitable contribution deductions for individual and corporate taxpayers....more
On July 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB). For employers, the most notable benefits-related provisions include expanded flexibility for health savings accounts (HSAs) and new...more
There are a host of wide-ranging changes coming to the Internal Revenue Code ("Code") under the Act, including changes that affect tax-exempt organizations. North Carolina tax-exempt organizations should be aware of these...more
On May 30, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Pottstown School District v. Montgomery County Board of Assessment Appeals. In a 5-2 decision, the court held that Pottstown Hospital in Montgomery...more
Executive employment relationships are rarely permanent. When an executive or other senior-level employee terminates employment, companies often must deal with difficult tax, equity, and benefits issues that arise in...more
Many Massachusetts residents have recently considered taking, or have undertaken, steps to relocate from Massachusetts to jurisdictions with lower or no state income taxes, especially in light of the recently enacted 2023...more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB). This client alert summarizes key provisions of the OBBB impacting employee benefits. The provisions become effective January 1, 2026 unless...more
Share on Twitter Share by Email Share Back to top The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) modifies the excise tax on net investment income of private colleges and universities under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 4968....more
Glass Lewis, a leading proxy advisory firm, recently released a preview of changes to its pay-for-performance model that will take effect for the 2026 proxy season. Glass Lewis’ announcement, which is modest in terms of...more
Welcome to this week’s edition of Tax Bytes. Our team of tax lawyers is actively monitoring for federal and international tax developments and issues of note. Each week we pull together the items we deem most important to...more
Equity incentive plans are a powerful tool for encouraging and rewarding a company’s employees and leadership, who may include prospective investors, through different kinds of equity interests and structures. Different...more
This week, we examine some of the key labor and employment implications of the recently signed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). What the OBBBA Means for Employers The OBBBA introduces major shifts for employers,...more
The sweeping tax package known as the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), which passed on July 3 and was signed by President Donald Trump by July 4, brings notable changes for tax-exempt organizations, including new limits on...more