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What S in Wachtell S 2026 Compensation Committee Guide

Every proxy season, compensation committees face a fresh stack of evolving rules, shifting proxy advisor expectations, and governance scrutiny that wasn't on the radar twelve months ago. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz publishes its  Compensation Committee Guide  annually precisely because the landscape keeps moving. The March 2026 edition is 150-plus pages — here is how to get the most from it.

By Ani Huang

CHRO Mexico Discussions Tackle Working Hours Reform Union Dynamics and Cross Border Alignment

By Wenchao Dong

Leading Through the Deal Webinar Offers CHRO S View of M A

By Megan Wolf

Unpredictable and Unsustainable: CFOs Weigh in on Healthcare Strategies

By Megan Wolf

New Data Finds AI Is Reshaping Jobs Not Replacing Them

By Lily Lopate

Inside State Street S Policy Shift

State Street Global Advisors—the last of the  Big Three  to release its 2026 voting and engagement  policies —adopted a "listen-only" posture on contested director elections, climate transition plans, emissions targets, Scope 3 emissions, and capital allocation, according to a summary from  Georgeson .

By Megan Wolf

A Three Step Response Plan for an Adverse Say on Pay Recommendation

When it comes to an adverse say-on-pay recommendation, there's no need to panic—but there is every reason to move quickly.  Pearl Meyer  lays out a practical response timeline to help your organization still achieve strong say-on-pay support.

By Megan Wolf

How to Minimize Legal Exposure in Board Communications

Board communications sit at the intersection between governance, human capital, and legal risk. But not all language stays confidential. In fact, anything documented—particularly “informal communications involving directors”—may be subject to regulatory review, according to  Bakers Botts LLP’s recap . 

By Lily Lopate

Regulatory Roundup New Labor Secretary New Joint Employer Rule and DEI Settlements and Legal Challenges

By Gregory Hoff

Benefit Strategies to Bend Healthcare Cost Curves

By Megan Wolf

Power Is Back with Employers but It Brings Workforce Tensions for Chros

By Lily Lopate

How Admired Companies Turn Board Evaluations into a Competitive Edge

In the best boardrooms, director evaluations are more than a compliance exercise. According to Korn Ferry/Gibson Dunn  research , the  World’s Most Admired Companies  stand out for how they treat board evaluations like an operating system update designed to improve performance.

By Megan Wolf

Governance Goal Setting and the Future of Executive Compensation

Last week we launched a  new 6-part series  offering a comprehensive overview of designing incentive programs to achieve business objectives and drilled into  performance metrics  and developing  pay strategies  that fit within the organization’s talent strategies.

By Megan Wolf

Why Growth Alone Won T Save the Stock Price

A new  EY study  of 360 S&P 500 companies delivers a verdict that might give CEOs pause: chasing growth before fixing capital efficiency doesn't just fail to help TSR, it actively destroys it.

By Ani Huang

AI Is Partial to Activists Study Shows

A new analysis from  Kekst CNC  shows that large language models are rapidly emerging as de facto proxy advisors – but are more likely to support activists.

By Megan Wolf

The Overlooked Risks of Chatbot Deployments

AI chatbots have become a practical way for businesses to answer questions faster, extend support beyond business hours, and reduce routine workloads. But successful chatbot use depends on more than just choosing the right tool.  Fisher Phillips  highlights ten common deployment pitfalls—and the precautions that help reduce the legal, privacy, and operational risks.

By Megan Wolf

Regulatory Roundup: New NLRB Nominations EEOC, Zeroes in on Diversity Data

The White House announced a new Republican nominee for the National Labor Relations Board (and re-nominated a sitting Democrat Board Member), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission warned against giving diversity data to hiring managers, and Maryland is poised to become the latest state to ban mandatory employer-held meetings.

By Gregory C. Hoff

The Global CHRO Hiring Trends Report

While there is no single path for becoming a CHRO, Eton Bridge Partners’  2026 CPO Pathways report  shows how the market is evolving—and one shift stands out: first-time chief people officer appointments are rising.

By Megan Wolf

Rising Costs Push Healthcare to the Boardroom

New  insights from Willis Towers Watson  highlight how rapidly increasing costs for employer-sponsored healthcare are pushing the issue to the level of the C-suite and board.

By Gregory C. Hoff

Supporting Your Workforce Through the Middle East Conflict 1

As the conflict in Iran escalates, global companies must manage employee safety in the Middle East, global workforce disruption driven by energy and supply shocks, and heightened security risks for employees who work for U.S. companies outside of flashpoint regions.

By Wenchao Dong

The Global Shift Toward Shorter Working Hours

By Wenchao Dong

Board Gender Quotas Move into Enforcement in the EU and Around the World

By Wenchao Dong

Supporting Your Workforce Through the Middle East Conflict

By Wenchao Dong

EU Pay Transparency Directive Moving from Metrics to Meaningful Action

The second workshop of the  EU Pay Transparency Virtual Masterclass Series  focused on the difference between  pay gap reporting and pay equity analysis , and why both are essential for compliance, communication, and decision-making. You can find recordings and presentations on  our resources page .

By Wenchao Dong