Today, Project Equity and The ESOP Association (TEA) announced a new partnership designed to amplify employee ownership as a way to preserve businesses, strengthen jobs and build a more resilient post-pandemic economy. This partnership will use new, nationwide state-by-state data to demonstrate for lawmakers the impact of ESOPs (Employee Stock Ownership Plans) and worker cooperatives, particularly in relation to the massive generational shift in business ownership facing the nation, known as the “Silver Tsunami.” Project Equity used its data analysis to create 50 state-specific infographics which will be released as part of The ESOP Association’s 47th National Conference in Washington, DC this week. TEA has scheduled more than 220 individual meetings with Members of Congress and their staff to share the data as well as other legislative and regulatory priorities for the employee ownership community.
Press Releases
New Partnership Launched to Advance Employee Ownership
Paul Pflieger
New Partnership Launched to Advance Employee Ownership
Related Topics
View All TopicsRead the latest esop report

The July 2025 ESOP Report is now available for all our members.
ESOP ReportWashington Alerts
September 10, 2025
Letter Supporting Nominations of Janet Dhillon to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and Dan Aronowitz to be the Assistant Secretary at EBSA at the DOL
Dear Leader Thune, Leader Schumer, Chairman Cassidy, Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Sanders, and
Press Releases
September 09, 2025
Retire Through Ownership Act Introduced in U.S. House of Representatives
Congressman Rick Allen (GA) Leading House Effort on Major ESOP Association Legislative Priori
Press Releases
September 04, 2025
Newly Released Regulatory Agenda Officially Includes Top Association Priority
Today the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its Spring 2025 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which includes the congressionally mandated rule for adequate consideration, as prescribed by the WORK Act. The Department of Labor (DOL) will now conduct a formal rulemaking, which includes a public comment period.
Washington Alerts
August 06, 2025
Senate Appropriations Committee Includes Funding for Employee Ownership Initiative in FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Funding Package
On July 31, the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations passed the Fiscal 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Act in a strongly bipartisan vote of 26-3.
Press Releases
July 30, 2025
Senate HELP Committee Unanimously Passes ESOP Association Legislative Priorities
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) today unanimously passed a package of legislation consisting of several priorities of The ESOP Association.