On 14 March 2023, we recognized Equal Pay Day in the US. This date symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn the same amount that men earned in the previous year. Because women earn less, on average, than men (according to the US Census Bureau), they must work longer for the same amount of pay. It is vital to know that the wage gap is even greater for most women of color. In the first video of the ID&E IMPACT video chats miniseries, Baker McKenzie’s Employment & Compensation lawyers discuss the increasing requirements for employers to disclose pay information, and practical tips to help negotiate the current landscape, particularly as a multistate employer.

Vietnam is becoming an increasingly important market for talent, and we have witnessed growing demand for the offering of share-based awards to employees in Vietnam in recent years. Due to currency control restrictions imposed by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), including the requirement that each plan be registered with the SBV, it has traditionally been challenging to implement a share plan in Vietnam. Since the adoption of Circular 10 in 2016, the SBV registration process has been clarified and a growing number of companies have successfully registered their plans with the SBV.

In this latest update of the Global Equity Matrix, we summarize the key issues for share-based awards and cash awards and cover tax and securities, exchange control, labor law and data privacy considerations for such awards in 50 countries.

Our matrix summarizes the key issues for employee share and cash awards and covers tax, securities, exchange control, labor law and data privacy considerations for such awards in 50 countries.

In brief On 30 November 2020, the Canadian government introduced an updated proposal to cap the amount of the 50% stock option deduction for employee stock options granted on or after 1 July 2021. Under current law, an employee is entitled to deduct for Canadian income tax purposes an amount…

We’ve identified and mapped out our most relevant blog posts, articles and video chats to serve as a quick and handy roadmap to recovery and renewal for your company. Our 2021 Employment & Compensation Resource Navigator provides US multinational companies organized links to Baker McKenzie’s most helpful, relevant thought leadership in one brief document. Arranged alphabetically by topic, the Navigator can be saved to your desktop for quick reference when an issue arises.

Our matrix summarizes the key issues for share-based awards and cash awards and covers tax and securities, exchange control, labor law and data privacy considerations for such awards in 50 countries. ACCESS NOW If you have questions or would like additional detail on any of the information included, please contact us.

On 16 July 2020, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) ruled that the EU Commission’s 2016 decision regarding the adequacy of data protection in the United States and the EU-US Privacy Shield (“Privacy Shield”)* are invalid. As a result, companies in the EU and United States relying on the Privacy Shield program are scrambling to determine the impact on their operations.  For a general alert issued by our data privacy colleagues on this topic, please click here Cristina Messerschmidt.

On 16 July 2020, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) ruled that the EU Commission’s 2016 decision regarding the adequacy of data protection in the United States and the EU-US Privacy Shield (“Privacy Shield”)* are invalid. As a result, companies in the EU and United States relying on the Privacy Shield program are scrambling to determine the impact on their operations.  For a general alert issued by our data privacy colleagues on this topic, please click here Cristina Messerschmidt.

One of the most important issues that arises in any M&A transaction from a compensation perspective is the treatment of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units (RSUs) or other compensatory equity awards, whether vested or unvested, held by executives and other employees in the transaction. Below is a high-level…