Pay czar OKs more flexible compensation for AIG, other bailed-out firms
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WASHINGTON (Reuters)—The U.S. pay czar will allow bailed-out firms American International Group Inc., Ally Financial Inc. and General Motors Co. to be more flexible with their compensation packages for certain high-paid employees, according to letters released on Friday.
The Obama administration's pay czar must give her stamp of approval on pay packages for the top 100 earners at the four remaining companies that have received exceptional government assistance from the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Patricia Geoghegan, TARP's special master for executive compensation, already reviewed the pay packages for the top 25 executives at the bailed-out firms. According to Friday's letters, the compensation structure for the next 75 highly paid employees was approved with minor modifications.
A significant portion of compensation must be based on performance in order to win Ms. Geoghegan's blessing.
Under the law, pay packages are subject to restrictions and must be approved by Ms. Geoghegan to ensure that taxpayers are not excessively rewarding executives at companies that received the most government help.
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