The "Pay Ratio Provision" in the Dodd-Frank Act : Legislation to Repeal It in the 113th Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Government Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executives.

Financial disclosure.

Finance--Law and legislation.

Finance.

Wages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (24 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Describes the "pay ratio provision" in P.L. 111- 203, the Dodd-Frank Consumer Protection and Wall Street Reform Act (Dodd-Frank Act), which requires SEC to write rules to implement the requirement that public companies disclose ratio between the total compensation of its chief executive officer (CEO) and the median compensation of all other employees. Examines debate over whether public company executives are overpaid, describing pay ratio provision and SEC proposals to implement it. Presents various responses to pay ratio provision and the proposal to implement them. Describes legislation in the 113th Congress to repeal the provision, examining public policy debate over potential costs and benefits of the pay ratio provision and the implementation proposal.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Government Division. "Pay Ratio Provision" in the Dodd-Frank Act

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