Compensation & Benefits Updates from Cooley LLPhttp://www.cooley.com Here is a seasonal reminder of two common annual compensation obligations for public companies: S-8 prospectus As you finalize your Form 10-K and annual report and possibly make annual refresh grants, now is a good time to review the S-8 and the related prospectuses for your stock plans and ESPP. D...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=66271Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT This Alert was originally issued on February 17, 2012 and then updated February 24, 2012 to reflect that ISS extended the data verification deadline during the preview period to February 27, 2012 and that ISS now expects to release the new GRId 2.0 scores on March 5, 2012. Int...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=66125Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT This Alert serves as a reminder of certain year-end reporting requirements imposed under Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, with respect to incentive stock option exercises and transfers of stock acquired under employee stock purchase plans occurring during 2011. For inc...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=66028Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Adjusted Limits The Internal Revenue Service has announced the 2012 limits that affect the operation of tax-qualified retirement plans, including 401(k) plans, and certain other types of employee benefit plans, including deferred compensation plans that may be subject to Internal Revenue Code &#167...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=65717Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTBy Cydney Posner  The author of this article must have read the CooleyAlert that went out yesterday!  The following article from today's WSJ, Pay Starts to Bend to Advisory Votes, reports that say on pay  "is starting to affect how the top brass get paid, even though few companies ha...http://www.cooley.com/shownewsbrief.aspx?Show=65343Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTThis Alert was originally issued in July 2011 and then updated August 1, 2011 to reflect an updated rulemaking schedule posted by the SEC.Did the first year of say on pay reveal that stockholders are mad as hell and not going to take it anymore? Or did it reveal that, frankly, stockholders don't giv...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=65339Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTThe U.S. Supreme Court in CIGNA Corp. v. Amara1 has reshaped the remedies for an employer's breach of its ERISA fiduciary obligations in a way that likely will prove to be a mixed blessing for plan sponsors. The Court unanimously held that the remedy under ERISA Section 502(a)(1)(B) to enforce "the ...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=65201Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT The SEC has just proposed new rules that would require the national securities exchanges to adopt new listing standards designed to promote the independence of compensation committee members, consultants and advisers. The proposed new rule and rule amendments implement Section 952 of the Dodd-Fran...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=64888Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTOn January 25, 2011, the SEC issued final rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regarding proxy disclosure of shareholder advisory votes on say-on-pay proposals and the frequency of those proposals, as well as advisory votes on golden parachute compensation arrang...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=64731Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTThis Alert serves as a reminder of certain year-end reporting requirements imposed with respect to incentive stock options and employee stock purchase plans and as a notification of changes in reporting requirements for incentive stock option exercises and transfers of stock acquired under employee ...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=64652Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT