Executive compensation bill [US House Financial Services Comm.]

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Executive compensation bill [US House Financial Services Comm.]

July 28, 2009 01:47:00 pm

Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act, US House Committee on Financial Services, July 28, 2009 [restricting the ways in which executives for publicly-traded companies can be compensated].

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here.

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