In February 2010, the SEC requirements for disclosures on risky compensation plans took effect, and this had some potential to drive compensation reform, but this turned out to be unrealized potential.

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President Barack Obama previously walled off the military from a reduction in pay so if this current compensation plan goes into effect, it's widely seen as "cutting our pay, " one military officer familiar with the plan told CNN.

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If you have a problem asking for compensation, realize that the effect of not getting paid extends beyond you.

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Several critics have pointed out that the deferred compensation proposal could have the effect of actually harming rank-and-file workers, such as those at startup companies, where deferred compensation is a common practice to make up for initially low salaries.

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As a result, executive compensation has gone from having no noticeable effect on corporate profits to having a significant impact.

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Violent crime victims who suffer minor injuries will not get compensation under changes which have come into effect in England, Wales and Scotland.

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First, to put it in context, his general result is that performance based firing or compensation policies would have to occur alongside increases in teacher pay in order to have a meaningfully positive effect.

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