However, the pact includes incentives that could increase his compensation to $1 million, depending on playing time, performance and overall team success.

Nothing in the proposed law would increase the taxpayer's compensation by going after the agent rather than the Government.

But churning, at least in individual stocks, is a time-honored, if illegal, way for a few stockbrokers to increase their compensation.

This all-stock election makes him eligible for a 25 percent corporate match, which would increase his 2004 compensation.

The previously reported figures helped Mr. Brincat and other senior executives increase their compensation.

It contends that the hospital giants routinely overstated expenses in reports to the Government to increase their compensation from Federal programs like Medicare.

Lowest of Any State Legislative leaders also said today that an agreement seemed near on a formula to increase workers' compensation for the first time in five years.

In the purest sense, a union leverages the collective strength of a group of workers to force owners and management to increase their compensation.

The papers charge that by failing to distribute the foundation's income, the trustees have increased their compensation by nearly $200,000 each.

Many also get Medicaid, food stamps and other benefits that increase their total compensation.