Money talks. Based on this principle, the Department of Justice is implementing new efforts to tie employees' compensation to compliance to confront corporate corruption with a clear focus: no company ...

We are big fans of incentive compensation for two reasons: First, a well-designed system can motivate employees to deliver the performance you want. Related: The Wells Fargo Lesson? You Need Smart ...

Bonnie J. Roe of Cohen & Gresser writes: In general, the Volcker Rule takes a principles-based approach in identifying prohibited activities. While this approach may provide needed flexibility to ...

Many hospitals and health systems are reconfiguring executive incentive pay amid heightened scrutiny on executive pay and evolving performance metrics, according to SullivanCotter. Incentive pay ...

To continue a theme I introduced in my last column, the compensation structures for public pension professionals will need a tune-up if we expect them to deliver superior investment returns. The first ...

There are two problems that every company must deal with at the intersection of executive compensation and compliance. The first is the presence of perverse incentives within organizations, where ...

There are incentives that go beyond compensation. The possibility of promotion or expanded responsibility can be a strong incentive. The desire for continued employment can also be a motivator. The ...

QUESTION: I own a small business with about 10 employees. I have always paid my employees a salary or an hourly wage, depending on whether the job is exempt or nonexempt, but I’m considering ...

QUESTION: I run a small business and want to develop an incentive compensation plan for my salesperson. His goal is to sell $100,000 per month and he earns a base salary of $60,000. In months where he ...

In 2014, 12 percent of health systems reported having no annual incentive payout for C-suite executives, up from 4.5 percent of health systems in 2004, according to a recent survey from Sullivan, ...

JAMESTOWN — The North Dakota House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee gave a do not pass recommendation on Thursday, Feb. 6, on a bill that would repeal a section in the North Dakota Century ...