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Four Ideas to Make Your ESPP More Equitable

Apr 13, 2021

How to assess whether your ESPP is sufficiently equitable for all employees and four ideas to help remove barriers to participation for lower paid employees.

Is Your ESPP Equal or Equitable?

Apr 7, 2021

Sure, all participants in your ESPP have the same rights and privileges, but are you really treating all employees equitably?

Canada: Government Moves Forward with Deduction Limit on Stock Options

Apr 1, 2021

Changes are coming to the availability of tax deductions for stock options in Canada.

5 Tips for Communicating with Stock Plan Participants in 2021

Mar 25, 2021

Studies show increases in employee disengagement. Here are 5 tips you can use in 2021 to create communications that engage your stock plan participants.

Taking a Look at Modern Mobility Metrics

Mar 16, 2021

Emily Cervino of Fidelity Stock Plan Services discusses new findings on how the pandemic and shelter-in-place orders have changed the landscape when it comes to mobile employees and offers a few other fun facts about mobility compliance.

Why Now is the Perfect Time to Volunteer

Mar 4, 2021

Discover the many positives in contributing to a community, plus hear experiences from one of our longest serving NASPP volunteers.

NASPP Comments on Rule 701 and Form S-8 Modernizations

Mar 2, 2021

What does the NASPP think about the SEC’s proposals to modernize Rule 701 and Form S-8? Here is a summary of our comments to the SEC.

Remote Workers: The Modern Mobile Employee Comes With Mobility Tax Compliance Challenges

Feb 25, 2021

Do you know who your mobile employees are? A recent survey shows that a significant number of remote workers are on the move, resulting in unintended tax compliance failures.

Three Red Flags for Rule 10b5-1 Plans

Feb 23, 2021

A new study reveals three ways insiders may be using Rule 10b5-1 plans opportunistically.

Final Section 162(m) Regulations

Feb 17, 2021

What you need to know about the final Section 162(m) regulations issued recently by the IRS.

San Francisco Voters Approve CEO Pay Ratio Tax

Feb 2, 2021

Companies with workers based in San Francisco could be subject to a new tax tied to the ratio of their highest-paid executive's pay to their median San Francisco work pay. Here's what you need to know about the tax.

Proxy Advisor Policy Changes for 2021

Jan 26, 2021

How ISS and Glass Lewis voting policies for stock plan proposals have changed for the 2021 proxy season.

SEC Plans Changes for Forms 4, 5, and 144

Jan 20, 2021

The SEC is planning to require electronic filing for Form 144, to give affiliates extra days to file it, and to add Rule 10b5-1 plan info to Forms 4 and 5.

SEC Would Like to Make it Easier to Offer Stock to Gig Workers

Jan 11, 2021

Does your ride-share driver have stock options? Does the person who delivered your dinner last night have RSUs? They don't right now, but under a new SEC proposal, they might be able to receive equity awards in the future.

SEC Proposes Updates to Rule 701

Jan 8, 2021

The SEC looks to make it easier for private companies to issue compensatory equity awards to employees and other service providers, including increasing issuance limits and simplifying required disclosures.

SEC Allows Electronic Signatures for Forms 3, 4, and 5

Jan 4, 2021

The SEC has updated the signature requirements for Forms 3, 4, and 5 to allow electronic signatures and to allow electronic copies of the forms to be retained.