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Oct. 27
Join Us in Las Vegas to Hear His Inspirational Stories of Breaking Barriers and Pushing the Limits of Human Endurance
Oct. 21
Lab Supervisor Had to Work from Home so he Built a Lab in his Garage
Urban employee owners innovate during the pandemic to serve clients and thrive in 2020
 
Oct. 21
This October, Employee Ownership Month, The Gazette, a Folience brand, ran a special ESOPTOBER Employee Ownership Month Celebration Sunday Edition of their Newspaper to celebrate their ESOP and help the community understand what it means to be employee owned.
Oct. 19
Bonnie Hagemann Will Share Critical Insights From Her Work With CEOs and Leaders of Some of Our Most Iconic and Recognizable Companies and Brands
Oct. 15
Hall of Famer and Baseball’s “Iron Man” to Share Insights and Experiences that Made Him One of the Greatest of All Time
Oct. 07
When it comes to medication fulfillment, your employee owners and their dependents typically have multiple options between traditional retail locations, home delivery, and even specialty pharmacies when necessary. One lesser-known option is utilizing an international prescription service provider (IPSP), such as Canada-based CANARX, for brand-name drugs when a generic is not available.
Jul. 28
After several days of debate, Senate Republicans have offered their version of the “Phase Four” economic stimulus and COVID recovery bill. Of particular note to those in the ESOP community, this package of bills does not yet include S. 4236—the bill introduced by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) that would offer grants to companies that create or expand an ESOP.
The package is a first draft and will likely change significantly as both parties work to hammer out an agreement. As currently written, this group of bills would offer the following items.
Jul. 27
S. 4236
Economic Recovery and Investment Through Employee Ownership Program
 
On July 21, 2020, Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) introduced S. 4236, a bill to establish a federal grant program to encourage economic recovery through business investment and the creation and expansion of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs).  The bi-partisan bill has been co-sponsored by Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and was referred to the Senate Committee on Finance. 
Jul. 21
Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced the Temporary Federal ESOP Grant Program Act, legislation to recapitalize businesses as they resume operations by helping them to create or expand an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
This is an incredible milestone for the ESOP community. Thank Senator Johnson by clicking this link: https://ctt.ac/0jS3b 
Read the full release from Senator Johnson's office below:
 
Jul. 17
Virginia sets rules that employers must follow or face penalties; other states could use Virginia's rules as a model.