July 2010

Implications for Employers as Sponsors of Health Care Benefits
As companies assess the immediate and future impact of the new health-care bill on their operations, it will require an integrated approach between human resources, finance, tax and legal.

April 2010

The Five Biggest Mistakes in Designing a Supplemental Disability Plan
As supplemental disability income plans proliferate, employers can increase their chances of having a well-run plan by avoiding some common mistakes.

September 2009

The Outlook for Executive Compensation Disclosure
Public outrage of excessive executive compensation at companies that have experienced big failures is driving Congress to consider legislating areas of compensation for firms that receive funds from the government’s Troubled Assets Relief Program.

May 2009

Legislating Executive Pay
Some experts predict the executive compensation limitations in the Troubled Asset Relief Program will eventually become applicable to firms not receiving TARP funds.

August 2008

Calm Seas of Workers' Compensation Threatened
As all businesses are looking for ways to save during this economic slowdown, a workers’ compensation professional outlines his thinking on where the market is going for the rest of this year

June 2007

Professional Employer Organizations: Lightening the HR Load
Professional employer organizations, or PEOs, may be worth investigating, especially for smaller businesses having trouble with human resourced-related forms and red tape, writes the head of one such organization.

August 2006

New SEC Options-Pricing Rules Aim at Clarity, Transparency
New SEC rules focus on shining a more intense light on the approval and administration of stock option programs rather than outlawing specific practices – making irregularities a sin of commission, rather than omission.

November 2005

Reviewing and Restructuring Deferred Compensation Arrangements
Any arrangement that permits an executive (whether an employee or other service provider) to defer income to a year other than the year in which earned, to change the timing and form of distributions, or to secure funds offshore will need to be reviewed in light of changes made by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the "Jobs Act").

October 2004

Merger or Acquisition on Tap? Time to Revisit 'Golden Parachutes'
With the uptick in M&A announcements and industry consolidation, it's a good time to consider evaluating and redesigning "change-in-control" (CIC) executive compensation packages to reflect program costs and current trends.

June 2004

Prevent a Pension Plan Liability Horror Story
With the economy picking up steam, it's not a time for complacency. Actions can be taken now to guard against an unnecessary exposure of corporate cash flows and reported earnings to the consequences of a future-funding shortfall.

May 2004

Attacking Pension Liabilities With Better Analysis
Finance executives need to review the pension plan business and demographic assumptions, and use the proper tools or funding strategies to confirm those assumptions are still valid, or determine where to go.

April 2004

Determining True Value of Payroll and HR Systems
A study sheds some light on hidden costs of in-house payroll and Human Resource Information Systems and provides a platform to evaluate the true worth of current systems.

March 2004

Equity Compensation: The Future Is Now
In lieu of simply replacing stock options with the next 'big thing,' two consultants say companies have an opportunity to strategically rethink their approach to equity compensation.

November 2003

Paid to Perform
Trendsetter GE has adopted a pay-for-performance style executive compensation for its CEO Jeffrey Immelt, a signal, says this a compensation executive, of things to come.

July 2002

Attracting Top Talent
Conference Board author Leon Martel discusses his research with Financial Executive's Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Marshall in this Financial Executive Online Exclusive.

April 2002

Selling Ideas to Your Executive Team
Giving a presentation to 1 or 1,000? Make it strong and memorable with these 8 tips to hold the attention of your audience. By Rob Sherman