incentive Plans Incentive Plans (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

7. Incentive Plans

The Insperity, Inc. 2001 Incentive Plan, as amended, and the 2012 Incentive Plan, as amended (collectively, the “Incentive Plans”) provide for options and other stock-based awards that have been and may be granted to our eligible employees and non-employee directors. The 2012 Incentive Plan is currently the only plan under which new stock-based awards may be granted. Beginning with stock-based awards granted in 2020, employees who attain a minimum of age 62 and have provided 15 years or more of continuous service may continue to vest in awards following a qualifying retirement as defined under the 2012 Incentive Plan, as though he or she were still an employee, provided the grant date of the award is six months or more before the employees last day of employment. For a termination following a qualifying retirement, time-vested awards will continue to vest in the normal course. For a termination following a qualifying retirement, performance-based awards with completed or in-process performance periods are adjusted for achievement of the performance criteria, prorated through the date of termination and paid in the normal course, while performance-based awards for performance periods that have not started are forfeited. Stock-based compensation expense related to time-vested and performance-based awards is accelerated for employees who meet the requirements for continued vesting.