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Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation: Getting Ready for 2024 – Top-Hat Plans — Special Edition Podcast
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On June 26, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held a roundtable discussion on whether the current executive compensation disclosure framework for public companies can be improved....more
On June 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission hosted a roundtable discussion about potential changes to existing executive compensation disclosure requirements. In the lively discussion, panelists representing issuers,...more
San Francisco voters on November 3 approved Proposition L, which imposes an additional tax on businesses whose highest paid executive makes 100 times or more than the median salary of the business’s employees based in San...more
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
Skadden’s Executive Compensation and Benefits Group is pleased to provide you with its 2020 Compensation Committee Handbook. This edition reflects updates in applicable law and practices, including developments in director...more
Set forth below are examples of pay ratio disclosures from recently filed proxies where registrants chose to rely on the median employee identified in the prior year....more
It is already that time of year when public companies should be thinking about the 2019 proxy and annual reporting season. Advance planning greatly contributes to a successful proxy season, culminating with the annual meeting...more
An advocacy group, Public Citizen, has requested the SEC to investigate irregularities and inconsistencies in pay ratios reported by public companies. According to the group’s press release...more
Many issuers are currently either finalizing their first pay ratio disclosure, or are beginning the process of identifying their median employee. We developed a comprehensive step-by-step checklist with practice tips to help...more
This upcoming proxy season, most public companies will be required to include disclosure under Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K (Pay Ratio) for the first time. The Pay Ratio rule was introduced by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street...more
With Halloween and Thanksgiving, thoughts naturally turn to year end reporting obligations. Here’s a brief summary of some changes in reporting requirements that will affect U.S. public companies in the coming year, as well...more
As we prepare to turn the calendar to 2018, employers look ahead to the next wave of labor and employment regulations. On January 1, 2018, and throughout the coming year, employers across the nation will confront a host of...more
The following are some important reminders and updates for the 2017 proxy season. Say-When-on-Pay - Required Vote in 2017 - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires companies to conduct a...more