Compensation

In-House Lawyers Chafe At BigLaw Wage Hikes

Bank of America and Allstate Corp. are among the companies whose general counsel have warned outside law firms of the […]

BigLaw Firms Raise Base Salaries, Following Cravath’s Lead

Earlier this month, Cravath, Swaine & Moore boosted first-year salaries to $180,000 from $160,000, and said they would increase pay […]

Hourly Rate Gap Between Top, Mid-tier Firms Widens

The top law firms have increased equity partners’ hourly rates by 3.9 percent to an average rate of $1,085, according […]

Stand Up, Counselor, And Produce

Standing while doing desk work is known to get the blood pumping and put some stress on a few normally […]

Companies Hit By “Top Hat Plan” Litigation

Under Department of Labor regulations, a non-qualified deferred compensation or supplemental retirement plan is exempt from ERISA requirements if it […]

A “Private Tax System” For The Super-Rich

A small group of beneficiaries pay millions of dollars a year to an “income defense industry,” consisting of lawyers, estate planners and anti-tax activists, and contribute heavily to…

Yes, In-House Salaries Are Up

A survey of surveys from LexisNexis finds similar conclusions: In-house salaries are up. At the same time though, attorneys are […]

Study: Hefty Executive Stock Options Breed Product Recalls

New York Times columnist Gretchen Morgenson reports on a study that found a correlation between the percent of executive compensation […]

Strictest Equal Pay Law Ever Coming To CA

What the head of an equal rights organization calls “the strongest state law for equal pay in the nation” is […]

Update On Dodd-Frank And Executive Compensation

The Dodd-Frank law requires enhanced disclosure of executive compensation by public companies and, in some circumstances, the recouping of compensation. […]

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