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Heather Monte is an associate in the Tax and a member of the Employee Benefit and Executive Compensation Group.

A new law that took effect on January 1st, California Assembly Bill 692 (“AB 692”), significantly limits employers’ ability to require repayment of bonus, training, relocation and other retention-linked incentives upon a worker’s termination of employment. Employers with workers located in California should review and update their forms of offer letters, employment agreements

On November 28, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published the final clawback rules (the “Final Rules”) under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) in the Federal Register.

Now that the Final Rules have been published in the Federal Register, issuers should be aware of the following key