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No Collusion With Pay Consultants: Wharton Study
Boards of directors can understandably be blind-sided by executive compensation issues. The media is filled with tales of hubris and excess while regulators require more details and explanations of how pay packages are drawn up and what CEOs must do to earn them. Pay consultants have a...
Tags: Wharton School, Compensation, Consultant, CEO, Corporate Governance, Benefits, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Peter Galuszka
Blog posts 2008-04-18
Study: Many Directors Think CEOs Are Overpaid. Will They Fix It?
CEO pay is "too high in most cases," say about one in three directors of U.S.-based public companies in a just-released survey by Heidrick & Struggles International and the Center for Effective Organizations CEO at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business. The survey also found...
Tags: William J. Holstein, Human Resources, Corporate Law, Business Operations, Benefits, Corporate Governance, CEO, Director, Board, Compensation
Blog posts 2008-02-05
Countrywide's Mozilo Tries To Pull a Fast One on Compensation
Countrywide Financial Chief Executive Officer Angelo Mozilo seems to have finally obtained some public relations advice--he's announcing that he'll voluntarily give up $37.5 million in severance and consulting pay in connection with Bank of America's takeover of his failed firm. He made this announcement the day before Countrywide reported $422 million...
Tags: Consulting, Compensation, Shareholder, Countrywide, Angelo Mozilo, Public Relations, Outsourcing, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Corporate Communications, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Finance, William J. Holstein
Blog posts 2008-01-29
Banks: Clawing Back CEO Compensation
Okay, let's get real. We've had a series of colossal failures--Chuck Prince at Citicorp, Stanley O'Neal at Merrill Lynch and Angelo Mozilo at Countrywide Financial. All three are losing their jobs or their companies, yet each is walking away with at least $50 million in golden parachutes. This...
Tags: Bank, Shareholder, Compensation, Board, Corporate Governance, Finance, Corporate Law, Business Operations, Financial Accounting, William J. Holstein
Blog posts 2008-01-15
CEO Comp: Their Personal Assets Should Be At Risk
I'm indebted to Thomas Kirchner, a fellow business commentator, who has a radical idea. If the goal of organizing a CEO's compensation is go give him or her a real personal stake in how the business performs, why not look at how Porsche has structured the compensation of CEO Wiedeking?:...
Tags: Porsche AG, William J. Holstein, Operational Planning, Human Resources, Asset Management, Benefits, CEO, Compensation, Business Operations, Asset
Blog posts 2007-12-27
Board Compensation: A Little Estrogen Goes a Long Way
Approximately 91% of S&P 500 companies have at least one woman on the board, according to executive search firm Spencer Stuart, and, on average, those women are bringing in about $15,000 more annually than their male counterparts. The Corporate Library's annual pay survey indicated that median total compensation for male corporate directors is $104,375,...
Tags: Lori Deschene, Human Resources, Corporate Law, Business Operations, Benefits, Gender And Diversity, Corporate Governance, Corporate Library, Director, Board, Women, Compensation
Blog posts 2007-11-08
CEOs Think CEOs Are Overpaid, Survey Finds
CEO compensation is a hot topic. So much so that even President Bush felt the need to question whether CEOs are worth what they're paid in his "State of the Economy" speech last Wednesday. His comment: “Government should not decide the compensation for America’s corporate executives. But the salaries...
Tags: Corporate Law, Business Operations, Human Resources, Corporate Governance, Jessica Stillman, Benefits, CEO, Survey, Compensation
Blog posts 2007-10-16
How Can You Control Workers' Compensation Costs?
Regardless of the industry you're in, the best way to control the cost of workers compensation insurance premiums is to avoid injury claims. A safe environment, effective safety training and ongoing programs to promote safe work habits are keys to preventing employee injury. If employees are injured on the job...
Tags: Compensation, Workers Compensation, AllBusiness.com, Worker, Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Insurance, Financial Planning, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance
White papers 1999-01-04
What's New in Executive Compensation?
There has been a noteworthy development in the world of executive compensation involving split dollar life insurance. Many companies use split dollar life insurance to provide additional insurance benefits for executives and for other corporate planning purposes. The IRS recently issued a Notice, which will profoundly affect the most common...
Tags: Compensation, WN & J, Insurance, Financial Planning, Benefits, Investment, Financial Services, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Human Resources
White papers 2001-06-01
Agenda : Compensation And Benefits Is the Time Right for REITs?
The article is about the compensation and benefits availed by the employees. Employees are getting used to opening up their 401k statements each quarter and seeing losses. The equities market—where the bulk of 401k plans are invested—has been on a downward track for a couple of years. But 401k...
Tags: REIT, Compensation, 401(k) Plan, REIT Mutual Fund, Real Estate, 401(k), Retirement Plans, Investment, Business Operations, Human Resources, Benefits, Finance
Case studies 2003-02-01
Staying Power.
"When you need key people to stick with you through tough times, reward them for their loyalty.The retention bonus, once a compensation tool reserved largely for top corporate executives, is increasingly being used to retain essential mid-level and rank-and-file employees, particularly in companies facing a financial crisis.Though still less common...
Tags: Society For Human Resource Management, Compensation, Benefits, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Investment, Finance, Business Operations
White papers 2003-05-01
Board Of Director Compensation
Total board compensation is increasing. In particular, we see increases in committee meeting fees and chairperson fees to reflect the additional time commitment required at the committee level. In addition, we see companies establishing a lead director role on the board to reinforce board independence where the CEO also is...
Tags: Compensation, Board, Frederic W Cook, Corporate Governance, Benefits, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources
White papers 2003-05-02
Board Of Director Compensation II
Total board compensation is increasing. In particular, we see increases in committee meeting fees and chairperson fees to reflect the additional time commitment required at the committee level. In addition, we see companies establishing a lead director role on the board to reinforce board independence where the CEO also is...
Tags: Compensation, Board, Frederic W Cook, Corporate Governance, Benefits, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources
White papers 2003-05-05
Atlantic Canadians favour caps on compensation for minor injuries to control insurance costs
A large majority of insurance consumers in Nova Scotia support a limit to compensation payments for minor, non-permanent injuries known as pain and suffering awards, to ensure affordable and accessible insurance, according to a report released today by the Insurance Bureau of Canada. Clearly, insurance consumers in Nova Scotia understand...
Tags: Compensation, Insurance-Canada-Ca, Insurance, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance
White papers
The Basics of Calculating Overtime Pay
This article states and explains that the employer would pay the employee for the first 40 hours of work at the employee's regular rate of pay, and overtime pay would be paid at the rate of time and a half for any hours worked over 40. In most states overtime...
Tags: Compensation, Overtime, Payroll, Payroll Taxes.com, Benefits, Insurance, Payroll Solutions, Operational Accounting, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance
White papers 2003-01-01
Using System Dynamics Models with Litigation Audiences
"A litigation process involves many different parties. If models are used to support litigation, then there are a variety of audiences to which the model may be exposed. This paper discusses the experience of using System Dynamics models to support claims for compensation for time and cost overruns on large...
Tags: Compensation, Model, Management Science, Litigation, Business Operations
White papers 2003-01-01
The Illusion of Protection: Terrorism, War and Workers' Compensation
The situation faced by the workers compensation line of business is perilous. Employers are required to provide workers comp benefits by law, and for good reason; the system provides the essential replacement income, medical treatment, and rehabilitation services needed by injured workers and their families. Employers are required to insure...
Tags: Compensation, Workers Compensation, Reinsurance, Terrorism, Worker, Homeland Security, Insurance, Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Government, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Human Resources
White papers 2002-04-29
List of State Residual Insurance Market Entities and State Workers' Compensation Funds
Section 102(6)Aiv of the Act provides that insurers required to participate in the Program include State residual market insurance entities or State workers' compensation funds. It should be noted that the list that follows is intended to provide guidance and certainty to those entities that are required to participate in...
Tags: Compensation, Worker, Entity, Insurance, Financial Planning, Benefits, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Human Resources
White papers 2003-01-01
Corporate Governance Guidelines - Mail-Well
This is the corporate governance guidelines of Mail-Well. A majority of directors of the Company must be "independent" directors. A director will be deemed to be "independent," unless otherwise determined by the Company's other "independent" directors, if he or she and the members of his or her immediate family. Directors...
Tags: Compensation, Director, Mail-Well, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Benefits, Business Operations, Human Resources
White papers 2003-01-01
Highwoods Properties, Inc. - Corporate Governance Guidelines
The Board will have a majority of directors who meet the criteria for independence required by the New York Stock Exchange. The Nominating & Governance Committee is responsible for reviewing with the Board, on an annual basis, the appropriate skills and characteristics of new Board members as well as the...
Tags: Compensation, Highwoods Properties Inc., Board, Director, SNL Financial, Nominating & Governance Committee, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law
White papers 2003-01-01
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