Seyfarth Synopsis: New SEC rules aiming to curb insider trading by directors and officers of public companies took effect on February 27, 2023.

On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted by unanimous vote: (1) final amendments to Rule 10b5-1 (17 CFR § 240.10b5-1) under the Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange

Seyfarth has announced that it has added a veteran employee benefits and executive compensation lawyer to its San Francisco office. Marc Fosse, who headed Trucker Huss’ Executive Compensation practice, joins as a partner in the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Department. Fosse will co-chair the Executive & Equity Compensation practice at Seyfarth.

Fosse concentrates

Businesses are dealing with the effects of the pandemic on retirement plans and pensions, executive compensation, and health and welfare benefits. Workforce management issues resulting in reduction in hours, furloughs, and severance situations have required unique approaches to termination, conversion or bridging of benefits.

Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation attorneys have been monitoring, advising

Seyfarth Synopsis: The IRS recently issued proposed regulations providing guidance under Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) Section 4960, which provides for an excise tax on tax-exempt organizations that pay certain executives in excess of $1 million in annual compensation. The release of the proposed regulations comes at a time when executive pay, including at many tax-exempt

Seyfarth Synopsis: After the Senate failed to secure the needed votes for a comprehensive coronavirus rescue package over the prior weekend, on Friday, Congress finally passed a $2 trillion package (the “CARES Act”) amidst classic drama between Republicans and Democrats in both houses. The President signed the legislation into law shortly thereafter. This blog post

On Monday, March 23, at 1:00 p.m. Central, Seyfarth partners Diane Dygert, Benjamin Conley, Jennifer Kraft, Kaley Ventura, Jake Downing, and Christina Cerasale are presenting a 1 hour CLE webinar, “Employee Benefits in a Time of COVID-19.”

Keep up with the latest developments and rapidly changing laws and regulations relating to COVID-19 and your benefit