Compensation

The Surprising Casualty Of The Financial Crisis

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Layoffs, JPMorgan Chase, Women, Wall Street Women, Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, Reuters, Bank of America, Financial Crisis, Women Wall Street, Compensation, Citigroup, Video, Business News

By Michelle Conlin May 24 (Reuters) - The financial crisis and its aftermath have been brutal for Wall Street's riches...

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Why Women Slackers Are More Productive at Work

Dr. Sasha Galbraith | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Female CEOs, Female Leadership, Work Hours, Happiness at Work, Work, Books, Work Satisfaction, Compensation, Business, Slackers, Best Buy, Women at Work, Working Women, Female Productivity, Business News

In an ideal world, companies would pay for performance and performance usually equals outcomes -- not hours worked. Who's to say that when you're sitting at your desk in your office you're actually doing meaningful work?

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Citigroup CEO, Directors Sued For Outsized Executive Pay Packages

Reuters | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Dodd-Frank Act, Fiduciary Duties, Manhattan Federal Court, CEO Pay, Video, Shareholders, Citigroup Inc Chief Executive Vikram Pandit, Reuters, Ceo, Richard Parsons, Compensation, US Banks, Old Lane Partners, Business News

* Lawsuit follows rejection of CEO Pandit's pay package * Directors accused of breach of fiduciary duties April 20 (Reut...

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Howard Stern Wanted How Much In Stock Awards?

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Lloyd Blankfein, Overtime Pay, Joel Hyatt, The Smoking Gun, Video, Siriusxm, Novartis, Howie Mandel, Howard Stern, Jamie Dimon, Compensation, Al Gore, Keith Olbermann, Stock Awards, U.S. Department of Labor, Business News

In the words of his America’s Got Talent co-judge Howie Mandel, radio personality Howard Stern’s lawsuit against SiriusXM is a decisive “no deal...

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Revolt At Citi, Shareholders Say 'No Way' On Pay

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Citigroup Pay, Video, Citigroup-Shareholders-Meeting, Citigroup-Shareholders, Reuters, Citibank, Business News, Compensation, Big-Bank-News, Citigroup Pay Proposal, Business News

DALLAS, April 17 (Reuters) - Directors of Citigroup Inc lost an advisory vote of shareholders on the company's executive compensation plan, the ban...

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The 10 Hardest-Working Towns In America

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Claritas and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Hiring, Total Cereals, Compensation, Worker Productivity, Mri, Corporations, Wages, Parade, Business News

With relatively few Americans in the workforce, those who do have a job are working harder than ever these days. But which city’s got its nose press...

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Raising the Bar to Get A Raise

Adele Scheele | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Jobs, Careers, Women, Business, Salary Negotiation Tips, Women and Raises, Asking for a Raise, Compensation, Salary Tips, Women News

Make your luck happen!

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Senators: Giving MF Global Execs Bonuses Probably Not A Good Idea

AP | MARCY GORDON | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Creditors, Video, Jon Corzine, Louis Freeh, Bankruptcy, MF Global, Fbi, Brokerage Firm, Compensation, Bonuses, Wall Street Journal, Senate Agriculture Committee, Senators, Business News

WASHINGTON — Senators are telling the trustee overseeing MF Global that it would be outrageous to pay bonuses to top executives of the collapsed...

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Wall Street's Average Cash Bonus Expected To Fall To $121,000

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Video, Financial Services, Wall Street, Great Recession, Deferred Compensation, Compensation, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, New York's State Comptroller, Bonuses, Wall Street Bonuses, Business News

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Wall Street cash bonuses for 2011 are expected to drop 14 percent and profits are expected to drop by half for the second year in a ro...

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Surprising Share Of U.S. Workers Netted Raises Last Year

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Adecco, Video, Wall Street, Promotion, Job Security, Compensation, CEO Compensation, Bonuses, Youth Unemployment, Wall Street Journal, Ford Motor Co, Business News

Incomes in America barely rose last year, and that's in part a result of companies deciding against doling out extra bucks if possible. Only a thir...

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Why Asking for Money Is So Hard

Kathy Caprino | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Success, Women, Consultants, Small Business Owners, Money, Kathy Caprino, Career Advice, Compensation, Women News

For women to be successful entrepreneurs, consultants, and small business owners, they must find new ways to strengthen their ability to authoritatively command the fees they deserve.

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Government's 'Good News' For Defrauded Homeowners Questioned

HuffingtonPost.com | Loren Berlin | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Foreclosure Crisis, Occ, Independent Foreclosure Review, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Mortgage Fraud, Compensation, Foreclosure, Housing Crisis, Business News

"If you faced foreclosure in 2009 or 2010, the government may have good news for you," reads new advertisements released by the federal government on ...

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Best Corporations To Work For In The World

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Google, USA Today, Great Place to Work Institute, Worklife-Balance, Jobs, Miller-Mccune, Compensation, Netapp, Revenues, Job Creation, Work Environment, Productivity, Business News

When it comes to workplaces, a new report tries to argue money doesn't always buy happiness. According to The Great Place to Work Institute, a comp...

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Wells Fargo 125% Fee Hike

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: CEO Pay, Corporate Compensation, Bank Fees, Corporate America, Wells Fargo, Bank Fee, Compensation, CEO Compensation, John Stumpf, Corporate Greed, Executive Compensation, Foreign Money, Business News

Forty-five dollars for a transaction that a few weeks ago cost $20. What's the $25 increase for?

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California Prison Nurse Triples Her Income Due To Overtime Pay

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Bloomberg, Overtime Pay, Layoffs, Video, California, Governor Jerry Brown, Wages, State Employee Unions, Compensation, Teachers, Business News

In California, putting in the extra hours can apparently really pay off. A California nurse working at a men's prison tripled her pay last year by...

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Guilty Until Proven Innocent

David Protess | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Dna, Corruption, Wrongful Conviction, Chicago News, Capital Punishment, Death Penalty, Jon Burge, Torture, Nathson Fields, Restitution, Compensation, Eric Caine, Chicago News

If you're convicted of a crime you didn't commit, good luck getting compensation for your time behind bars.

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10 Major Cities Where Wages Are Rising Most

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Boston, payscale.com, Video, Recovery, Pay, Great Recession, Wages, Compensation, u.s. Census Bureau, Income, Productivity, Business News

There are some major cities where pay appears to be growing, but not that quickly -- and when you take inflation into account it might not be growing ...

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You're a Widow in Libya... Now What?

Sarah Holewinski | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Libya, Amends, Nato, Muammar El-Qaddafi, Misrata, War, Civilian Casualties, Benghazi, Sirte, Compensation, Collateral Damage, Making Amends, World News

Calls for justice after war are made compelling by horrendous stories of wrongdoing and resulting human suffering. But left out are people considered "collateral damage."

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Goldman May Cut More Jobs Than Previously Indicated

Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Layoffs, Chief Financial Officer David Viniar, Video, Benefits, Morgan Stanley, Wall Street, Compensation, Goldman Sachs Group Inc, New York Stock Exchange, Investment Banking, Job Cut, Business News

Goldman Sachs Group Inc may cut $1.45 billion in expenses by year's end, $250 million more than it indicated in July, in a move that could lead to...

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Goldman Bonus Lawsuit Dismissed

Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Central Laborers Pension Fund, Lloyd Blankfein, Video, Shareholders, Benefits, Bonus Payouts, Compensation, Goldman Sachs Group, Lawsuit, Business News

Goldman Sachs Group Inc's board of directors has won the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to recover billions of dollars of bonus payouts and other ...

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College Graduates Starting Wages Drop In Last Decade: EPI [GRAPH]

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Education, Video, Unemployment Rate, Economic Policy Institute, College, Wages, Compensation, Wall Street Journal, Engineering, College Degree, Social Work, Business News

Despite remaining the safest road to financial prosperity, a college degree isn't earning the recently graduated quite as much these days. The ave...

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A Wisconsin Centennial Worth Celebrating

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.11.2011

Since the news yesterday was a bit depressing for progressives, I thought it was time to mark an important upcoming centennial: on the first of September in 1911, the first constitutional workers' compensation law took full effect in Wisconsin.

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Executive Compensation's New Normal: A Missed Opportunity

Ed Lawler | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Earnings, Financial Performance, Sustainability, Executive Compensation, Executive Pay, Salaries, Executive Salaries, Compensation, Stock Options, Executive Bonuses, Economic Sustainability, Bonuses, Executive Stock Options, Business News

Executive pay in the U. S. skyrocketed to reach an all time high in 2010. Looking ahead, we will likely find that the pay distance between executives and the rest of their organizations has gotten even greater.

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U.S. Pay Czar Approves High-Level Pay Structure At AIG, GM, Ally

Posted 06.09.2011

Read More: Tarp, Executive Compensation, General Motors, Ally Financial, American International Group, Aig, US Pay Czar, Compensation, Pay Package, Business News

The U.S. pay czar will allow bailed-out firms American International Group (AIG.N), Ally Financial and General Motors (GM.N) to be flexible with the...

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Fannie, Freddie Heads Received Large Pay Without Justification, Report Finds

Posted 06.01.2011

Read More: Fannie Me Pay, Freddie Mac, Pay, Government Pay, Mortgage Firms, Fannie Mae, Compensation, Fhfa, Freddie Mac Pay, Business News

The heads of bailed-out mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae (FNMA.OB) and Freddie Mac (FMCC.OB) were paid fat salaries without proper written proc...

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