Publications

Searched Practice: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

"The Threat from Within: Theft of Business Critical Information by Company Insiders," (March 2013)
Chris Bracebridge Co-Author, Kurt Calia Co-Author, David Fagan Co-Author, Marialuisa Gallozzi Co-Author, Robert Haney Co-Author, Robert Newman Co-Author, Richard Shea Co-Author, Lindsey Tonsager Co-Author

"Private Sector's Role In White House Trade Secrets Plan," Law360 (2/21/2013)
David Fagan Co-Author, James Garland Co-Author, Robert Newman Co-Author, Richard Shea Co-Author, Kristen Eichensehr Co-Author

"SEC Approves NYSE and NASDAQ Independence Standards for Compensation Committees," Covington Advisory (1/18/2013)
David Engvall Co-Author

"Sixth Circuit Holds Severance Pay for Layoffs Not Subject to FICA Taxes," Covington E-Alert (9/7/2012)
Emin Toro Co-Author, Robert Newman Co-Author, Richard Shea Co-Author

"Loss Causation in ERISA Lawsuits," BNA Pensions & Benefits Reporter (5/15/2012)
John Vine Author

"Re-Imagining the Pension Plan: Sharing Risk to Achieve Efficient, Sustainable Retirement Security," N.Y.U. Review of Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation (2012)
Richard Shea Co-Author, Robert Newman Co-Author, William Woolston Co-Author

"Employers and Health Insurance Exchanges Have Shared Interests: Employers Should Care About Exchanges, States Should Care About Whether Employers Care," BNA's Health Care Policy Report (11/7/2011)
Kendra Roberson Co-Author

"Hybrid Plans at the Crossroads: Will Treasury and IRS Allow Them to Be Defined Benefit Plans?," BNA, Inc. Pension & Benefits Daily (6/3/2011)
Richard Shea Co-Author, Robert Newman Co-Author

"SEC Joins FDIC and NCUA in Approving Proposed Regulation of Incentive-Based Compensation," Covington Advisory (3/7/2011)
David Engvall Co-Author

"SEC Adopts Say-on-Pay Rules," Covington Advisory (1/26/2011)
David Engvall Co-Author

"Financial Sector Pay Governance," Covington Advisory (12/2/2010)
Simon Currie Co-Author, Christopher Walter Co-Author

"UK Coalition Government Unveils Equality Strategy," Covington E-Alert (December 2010)
Christopher Walter Co-Author, Chris Bracebridge Co-Author, Helena Milner-Smith Co-Author, Robin Wolfenden Co-Author

"SEC Proposes Say-on-Pay Rules," Covington Advisory (10/20/2010)
David Engvall Co-Author, Keir Gumbs Co-Author

"The UK Equality Act 2010: Key Issues," Covington E-Alert (October 2010)
Christopher Walter Co-Author, Chris Bracebridge Co-Author, Helena Milner-Smith Co-Author, Robin Wolfenden Co-Author

"ERISA Rights and Responsibilities," Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, 38 CPJ 235 (9/3/2010)
John Vine

"Dodd-Frank Act: Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance," Covington Advisory (7/21/2010)
David Engvall Co-Author, David Martin Co-Author

"Financial Regulatory Reform Legislation - Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance," Covington E-Alert (5/24/2010)
David Engvall Co-Author, David Martin Co-Author

"Recent Treasury Guidance On Foreign Bank Account Reports," Covington E-Alert (3/8/2010)
Dirk Suringa Co-Author, Mark Plotkin Co-Author, Michael Nonaka Co-Author

"Prudent Investing," Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal (1/1/2010)
John Vine Author

"Federal Reserve Issues Proposed Guidance on Incentive Compensation," Covington E-Alert (10/23/2009)
Stuart Stock Co-Author, Mark Plotkin Co-Author, Keith Noreika Co-Author, Michael Nonaka Co-Author

"Having a Say on Pay," The European Lawyer (September 2009)
David Engvall Co-Author

"Obama Administration Outlines Executive Compensation Reform Plans," Covington E-Alert (6/10/2009)
Stuart Stock Co-Author, David Martin Co-Author, David Engvall Co-Author, Mark Plotkin Co-Author, Keith Noreika Co-Author, Michael Nonaka Co-Author

"IRS Issues Guidance on Deferred Compensation of Nonqualified Entities under Section 457A," Covington E-Alert (1/29/2009)
David Engvall C-Author, Michael Francese Co-Author, Carolyn Taylor Co-Author

"Survey of District of Columbia Employment Privacy Law," Media Law Resource Center, 50-State Survey of Employment Libel and Privacy Law (2005/2009)
Jeffrey Huvelle Co-Author

"The Economic Downturn’s Effect on Executive Compensation Practices and Disclosure," Covington E-Alert (11/21/2008)
David Engvall Co-Author

"Deferred Compensation Provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act," Covington E-Alert (10/10/2008)
Carolyn Taylor Co-Author, Michael Francese Co-Author

"California Eases Restrictions on Stock Plans For Privately-Held Companies," Covington Advisory (8/6/2007)
Ellen Corenswet Co-Author, Bruce Deming Co-Author

"IRS Changes Scope of "Covered Employees" Under Section 162(m)," (6/8/2007)
David Engvall Co-Author, Robert Newman Co-Author

"HR Legal Briefing," Covington E-Alert (5/1/2007)

"New Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules," Covington Advisory (8/23/2006)
David Martin Co-Author, David Engvall Co-Author, Keir Gumbs Co-Author, Michael Riella Co-Author

"The Seventh Circuit Decision in Cooper v. IBM," Buck Consultants Webcast (August 2006)
Richard Shea

"Pre-Answer Security," The Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin (January 2005)
Seth Tucker Author

"Age Discrimination in Pension Plans," Annual Conference, Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries (Spring 2004)
Richard Shea

"Cash Balance Plans: Dead or Alive?," Annual Conference, Institutional Investors Institute (Spring 2004)
Richard Shea

"Fear Factor: Court Cases Affecting Pension Plans," Annual Conference, Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries (Spring 2004)
Richard Shea

"Checklist Of Questions To Ask About Proposed Exchanges," (December 2003)

"The Future of Cash Balance Plans," Southern Employee Benefits Conference (Fall 2003)
Richard Shea

"HR Legal Briefing," Covington Report (September 2003)

"HR Legal Briefing," Covington Report (July 2003)

"Executive Exemption: FLSA Revisions Will Clarify When White Collar Workers Get Overtime Pay," Legal Times (5/19/2003)
Thomas Williamson Co-Author

"HR Legal Briefing," Covington Report (May 2003)

"Proposed Regulations on Age Discrimination," Annual Conference, Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries (Spring 2003)
Richard Shea

"HR Legal Briefing," Covington Report (January 2003)

"Compensation and Benefit Pointers," Covington Report (April 2002)

"Cash Balance Plans: Design, Transition and Legal Issues," American Law Institute - American Bar Association (Winter 2001, Spring 2000, Fall 1999)
Richard Shea

"Highlights of Revised Claims Procedure and SPD Regulations," Covington Report (11/21/2000)

"Age Discrimination in Cash Balance Plans: Another View," 19 Va. Tax. Rev. 763 (Spring 2000)
Robert Newman Co-Author, Michael Francese Co-Author, Richard Shea Co-Author

"Memorandum re: Final and New Proposed COBRA Regulations," Covington Alert (4/20/1999)Covington & Burling

"Cash Balance Plans: Current Issues," Annual Conference, Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries (Spring 1999, Spring 1997)
Richard Shea

"Why Cash Balance? Reasons for the Spread of Cash Balance Plans," ERISA Industry Committee (Spring 1999)
Richard Shea

"Hybrid Defined Benefit Plans," American Society of Pension Actuaries (Fall 1998)
Richard Shea

"Proposed Claims Procedure Regulations: Establishing New Standards for Processing Claims Filed by Participants and Beneficiaries Under ERISA-Governed Employee Benefit Plans," Covington Alert (10/26/1998)Covington & Burling

"Interim and Proposed Amendments to Summary Plan Description Regulations," Covington Alert (10/26/1998)Covington & Burling

"Memorandum re: Employee Benefit Provisions of the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century," Covington Alert (8/21/1998)Covington & Burling

"Untangling the Thicket: The Effects of Informal Communications on Participants' Rights Under ERISA Plans," Journal of Pension Planning and Compliance (Winter 1997)
Julie Edmond Co-Author

"The Amazing But True Story of Something that DC Didn't Do Wrong," The Washington Post (11/30/1997)
Richard Shea Co-Author

"When Talk Isn't Cheap: Scrutinizing Fiduciaries's Communications to ERISA Plan Participants," Journal of Pension Planning and Compliance (Summer 1997)
Julie Edmond Co-Author