Goldman Sachs cut CEO David Solomon's pay by 30 percent to $25 million last year. Solomon's pay fell more more than other investment bank chief executives'.
Twitter employees are set to receive payouts totaling $100 million for their stock grants following Elon Musk's takeover of the company. Layoffs could jeopardize those payments.
A new SEC rule seeks to crack down on incentive pay for executives at companies who misreport financial statements, but implementing such a policy could be tricky.