New York Times, Thursday, March 9, 2000. Responding to the threat that stars will be lured away by anything Internet, corporate America is moving to grant options to lower-ranking staffers. Money Magazine , March, 2000. At many companies, option grants today extend to every employee.
Options are now as American as apple pie.
Forbes , May 1998. New York Times , September 3, 1998. These are the headlines we see everyday. These issues occur in the context of employers' continuing efforts to preserve their worldwide corporate tax deductions for employee compensation. In addition, their employee base includes local nationals, expatriates and localized foreign nationals.