In its most recent action dealing with the controversial topic of executive pay, on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3 – 2 to approve proposed rules regarding pay-for-performance in the wake of the Dodd-Frank Act. The proposed rule is intended to require companies to show, typically in their annual proxy statement, the relationship between the amount of executive compensation actually paid and the company’s fiancial performance. For more detail on this proposal, please check our alert.
