Publication Date

10-11-2011

Document Type

Article

Organizational Units

Sturm College of Law

Keywords

Dodd-Frank, executive compensation, corporate governance, shareholders, disclosure

Abstract

The Dodd-Frank Act included a number of provisions designed to reform the executive compensation process. One of the provisions, Section 953(b), requires disclosure of a ratio that compares CEO compensation with the median income of employees. Although hardly noticed at the time of adoption, the provision has since generated opposition, with many of the concerns involving the logistics associated with implementation. Efforts to repeal Section 953(b) have surfaced in Congress.

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Originally published as J. Robert Brown Jr., Dodd-Frank, Compensation Ratios, and the Expanding Role of Shareholders in the Governance Process, 2 Harv. Bus. L. Rev. Online 91 (Oct. 11, 2011), https://journals.law.harvard.edu/hblr/2011/10/compensation/.



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