Pay Ratio Disclosure And The Sometimes Mythical Median Employee

Most, but not all, publicly traded companies are, or soon will be, drafting the disclosures required by Section 953(b) of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. That statute requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to...

What Is A Foreign Registrant And Why Must They Translate Their Names?

Earlier this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to Regulation S-K, and related rules and forms. According to the SEC, these are intended to modernize and simplify certain disclosure requirements in a manner that reduces...

There's No Dressing This Up - Item 303(a)(1) Of Regulation S-K Is Unreasonable

In less than a month, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Leidos, Inc. v. Indiana Public Retirement System (Docket No. 16-581).  The question presented in Leidos is:

"Lead Independent Director" Or "Presiding Director"?

Neither California nor Nevada require that a corporation have either a "lead independent director" or "presiding director" and yet many corporations state that they have such a position.  Why?

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