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ESOP Association, COVID-19
Jun. 10
If you are like me, much of the last three months has been spent thinking about how to best navigate your business, your job, and your family through the COVID-19 crisis that continues to grip the world with uncertainty and consequence. If it has been said once, it has been said a million times—these are difficult and challenging times, to be sure. But they do not need to be without direction or, even, hopefulness for the future.
Jun. 10
New guidance from The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) outlines the differences between cloth face coverings, surgical masks and respirators.
Jun. 09
The ESOP Association stands with peaceful protestors who are demanding an end to systemic racism .
Jun. 09
Upcoming chapter virtual roundtables, update on membership, chapter award winners announced, and communicating through The HUB.
Jun. 04
This month's 18-page ESOP Report offers great insights on following your values to navigate the pandemic, buying another business, the 11 areas in which TEA recommended the IRS provide ESOPs with regulatory relief and more,
Jun. 04
PPP loan recipients gain new flexibility, while retaining loan forgiveness.
COVID-19, remote work, hoteling, third shift
Apr. 27
As companies mull how to return to work, they may want to consider ways that the workplace may need to shift and adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some thoughts about how the future may look.
Apr. 27
There has been a clear shift in the political environment propelled by public discussions of certain large, public companies obtaining loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), including Shake Shack, Ruth’s Chris and others[1]. During this time, many small businesses have been quoted in the press expressing frustration with their inability to access the PPP program prior to the first round of guarantee authority being exhausted.
Apr. 24
New guidance assures that ESOP companies are eligible for key federal relief under the Paycheck Protection Program.
Apr. 24
During the COVID pandemic, The ESOP Association works with Congress and the SBA to ensure ESOPs are eligible for Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) loans under the CARES Act. This critical guidance was issued by the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Treasury Department, and was supported by key ESOP Congressional Champions.