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September 28, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Joseph Bachelder's latest Executive Compensation column analyzes possible employer adjustments to such pay as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Joseph E. Bachelder III

7 minute read

June 18, 2020 | New York Law Journal

In his Executive Compensation column, Joseph E. Bachelder III looks at the impact COVID-19 may have on executive compensation.

By Joseph E. Bachelder III

7 minute read

March 19, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Members of a community—whether individuals or entities—are expected to be good citizens of that community. A business corporation is obligated to constituencies of that community based on employment, business and other relationships. But these obligations to such constituencies should not be confused with the fundamental purpose of a business corporation: to provide sustained growth in value for its shareholders.

By Joseph E. Bachelder III

10 minute read

December 27, 2019 | New York Law Journal

In today's Executive Compensation column, Joseph E. Bachelder III examines the extraordinary compensation and separation arrangements entered into in 2019 with Adam Neumann by The We Company (better known as WeWork) and SoftBank Group (SoftBank), the latter being a Japanese-based multinational conglomerate investing in a wide variety of businesses including WeWork.

By Joseph E. Bachelder III

11 minute read

September 26, 2019 | New York Law Journal

In his Executive Compensation column, Joseph E. Bachelder III takes a look at the growth rate of CEO pay and TSR over the five-year period 2014-2018 for the following groups: (i) the S&P 500 companies and (ii) large companies in three industries: commercial banking, retail sales and computer software.

By Joseph E. Bachelder III

8 minute read

June 20, 2019 | New York Law Journal

In his Executive Compensation column, Joseph E. Bachelder III discusses recent developments in Economic Value Added (a measure of a business enterprise's economic performance), how the EVA formula works and the use of EVA as a performance metric in executive incentive compensation plans.

By Joseph E. Bachelder III

9 minute read

March 21, 2019 | New York Law Journal

In his Executive Compensation column, Joseph E. Bachelder III reports on tax and securities law developments in 2018 affecting executive compensation.

By Joseph E. Bachelder III

10 minute read

January 02, 2019 | New York Law Journal

In his Executive Compensation column, Joseph E. Bachelder III discusses “super options,” which represent a new and unique form of long-term incentive. He analyzes two cases in his discussion.

By Joseph E. Bachelder III

8 minute read

September 27, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Executive Compensation columnist Joseph E. Bachelder III writes: 2018 is the first year in which public companies have been required to report the “CEO Pay Ratio.” The CEO Pay Ratio for a reporting company represents the ratio of the total pay of the CEO to the total pay of the “median employee” at that company.

By Joseph E. Bachelder III

8 minute read

June 21, 2018 | New York Law Journal

In this month's article on Executive Compensation, Joseph E. Bachelder III further explores Elon Musk's pay as CEO of Tesla.

By Joseph E. Bachelder III

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