Executive Compensation Enters Uncertain Territory with Tax Overhaul and Other...
As the first year of the Trump administration nears an end, legislative and regulatory changes affecting executive compensation remain in flux.
View ArticleRetirement Reminder: Don’t Forget 401(k) Deadlines During the Holiday Bustle
Even though the holidays loom large in most people’s minds this time of year, retirement plan sponsors and participants also need to keep an eye on the fast approaching Dec. 31 deadline for...
View ArticleYear-End Tip: Don’t Forget FSAs and Other Consumer-Driven Health Plans
As 2017 winds to a close, the clock is ticking for people to use up any remaining balance they might have in their health flexible spending accounts.
View Article‘Tis the Season for 2018 Proxy Disclosure Preparation
While we were all busy watching the tax reform process unfold on Capitol Hill, the calendar of corporate governance kept moving forward, bringing a number of executive compensation issues into...
View ArticlePB&J (Pension, Benefits, and Jokes) Tax Reform Update
The pension and benefits landscape has a new look in 2018 following the recent enactment of tax overhaul legislation. Signed into law Dec. 22 by President Donald Trump, the measure includes a...
View ArticleTax Law Sends Mixed Messages About Transportation Benefits
With tax reform legislation finalized, it’s time to start unpacking changes that will affect employers in the coming year and beyond.
View ArticleLost and Found: New Program Helps Workers Reclaim 401(k) Funds
Amid concerns that workers aren’t saving enough for retirement, a new government program holds out the prospect of reuniting workers with forgotten funds in 401(k) plans that employers shut...
View ArticleAre Association Health Plans a Valentine for Small Employers?
Employers only have a few weeks left to submit comments on new association health plan rules aimed at making it easier for small employers to purchase health insurance across state...
View ArticleNeed Some Cash? Congress Just Made It Easier to Withdraw Retirement Account...
Buried in the new law that will keep the government running for another two years is a set of changes affecting hardship withdrawals from 401(k) accounts and other retirement plans.
View ArticleBloomberg Law Q&A With Joanna Kerpen: What Employers Need to Know About IRS...
Employers recently began receiving letters regarding estimated penalties under the Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148). The IRS started sending out Letter 226-J to those employers that are...
View ArticleBig Question Under CEO Pay Ratio Rule: Who Is Your Median Employee?
For the first time, public companies are comparing the boss’s compensation to that of the “median employee” as required under Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...
View ArticleBloomberg Law Q&A With Ani Huang: The Importance of ‘Performance’ in Say on Pay
This Q&A blog post details new policy guidance from the ISS regarding the shareholder proxy voter season and how the performance of an executives is the major consideration.
View ArticleBloomberg Law Q&A With William Daniels: Withdrawal Liability Options for...
How far can a multiemployer plan go in deviating from the usual withdrawal liability playbook, and what is the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s tolerance level for such experimentation?
View ArticleBloomberg Law Q&A With David McFarlane: Genetic Testing Benefits Emerge From...
Employers have long provided basic employee benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid leave, and life insurance. As the competition for talent becomes more intense, less...
View ArticleBeer Workers Bring Home the Bacon: A Look at Pay Ratios in the Beverage Industry
CEO pay ratio and median employee figures for the beverage industry, reported as of May 22, 2018.
View ArticleAs Fiduciary Rule Dies, SEC Seizes Investor Protection Mantle
The Securities and Exchange Commission acted quickly to occupy the regulatory terrain left vacant by the collapse of the Labor Department’s fiduciary rule.The package of rulemaking and...
View ArticleBloomberg Law Q&A With Damian Myers: Key Issues Covered in New Mental Health...
The latest effort to implement and clarify evolving mental health parity requirements occurred on April 23 when the federal government proposed new guidance in the form of frequently asked...
View Article#MeToo Provisions In Executive Compensation: Is It Time to Redefine ‘Cause’...
Since Harvey Weinstein’s dismissal as co-chairman at Miramax in October 2017, the #MeToo movement has inspired millions to post, tweet, and speak out about...
View ArticleBloomberg Law Q&A With George Michael Gerstein: Key Issues for Fiduciaries...
Many retirement plan participants and plan sponsors are no longer content with investments that simply bring them good returns. They also want their investments to do some good in the world.
View ArticleBenefits and Executive Compensation Blog Retires
The Benefits and Executive Compensation Blog has retired. Please visit Bloomberg Law’s Benefits & Executive Compensation news page for the latest developments.
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