Retention Award Law and Legal Definition
According to 31 CFR 30.1 [Title 31 -- Money And Finance: Treasury; Subtitle A -- Office Of The Secretary Of The Treasury; Part 30--Tarp Standards For Compensation And Corporate Governance], retention award means “any payment to an employee, other than a payment of commission compensation, a payment made pursuant to a pension or retirement plan which is qualified (or is intended within a reasonable period of time to be qualified) under section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code, a payment made pursuant to a benefit plan, or a payment of a fringe benefit, overtime pay, or reasonable expense reimbursement that:
(i) Is not payable periodically to an employee for services performed by the employee at a regular hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, or similar periodic rate (or would not be payable in such manner absent an elective deferral election);
(ii) Is contingent on the completion of a period of future service with the TARP recipient or the completion of a specific project or other activity of the TARP recipient; and
(iii) Is not based on the performance of the employee (other than a requirement that the employee not be separated from employment for cause) or the business activities or value of the TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) recipient.”
