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December 1, 2015

Pay Ratio: Makes It Onto “Jeopardy”!

Broc Romanek, CompensationStandards.com

The SEC’s new pay ratio rule continues to pierce the consciousness of the general public. It was an answer on the game show – “Jeopardy!” – back on November 11th (there’s a fan-created database of archived Q&As from the show):

RULE OF LAW $800: A 2015 SEC rule says companies must disclose the pay gap between workers & this 3-letter boss

And here’s another executive pay one from 1997: A “GOLDEN” TREASURY $600: It’s a big payment made to a prematurely terminated executive…

And the SEC made it on June 17th of this year too!

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES $800: Leaving Wall St. & heading to Washington D.C., a lawyer never has to go outside, as D.C.’s Union Station connects directly to this regulatory commission on F Street