The CEO Pay Ratio Rule Is a Failed Experiment
The SEC should scrap the disclosure requirement and focus on matters more relevant to investors.
Working but not counted.
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Back in 2017, a new rule aimed at exposing the excesses of corporate America went into effect: Every year, most publicly traded companies would have to disclose a CEO pay ratio, comparing the compensation of the chief executive to that of the median employee.
Having spent the subsequent five years trying to make sense of these disclosures, I think it’s time to call the rule a failed experiment and scrap it.