Important changes—bringing you incredible opportunities to get engaged in public policy and advocacy—are taking place at your ESOP Association. Updates to TEA's governance coupled with a suite of new advocacy programs offer a path for members of all experience levels to get involved in ESOP advocacy. Get all the details in multiple articles in this month's ESOP Report.
Plus, you can get the latest details on the National Conference, which is now open for registration; learn about TEA's new Group Captive Workers' Comp Insurance Plan; read about a new Issue Brief on control premiums in ESOP valuations; and more!
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Mar. 22
Marty Walsh, the two-term mayor of Boston, was confirmed as the Labor secretary by the Senate in a 68-29 vote on Monday, March 22, 2021.
Please see the ESOP Association's Official Statement for more on this news.
Please see the ESOP Association's Official Statement for more on this news.
Mar. 22
Secretary Provides Responses to ESOP Questions During Confirmation Process
Mar. 09
Julie Su, current head of California’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency has been tapped by the Biden administration to be Deputy Labor Secretary under Labor Secretary Nominee Marty Walsh.
Mar. 09
$1.9 trillion relief bill includes $1,400 checks, billions for vaccines, and money to reopen schools. Restaurant, airplane manufacturing, concert venue industries set to benefit most.
Jan. 20
The ESOP Association looks forward to working with President Joe Biden and his incoming Administration to make employee ownership available to the vast majority of privately employed Americans. The ESOP Association believes that employee ownership strengthens our free enterprise economy, increases productivity through greater employee participation and satisfaction, and maximizes human potential by enhancing self-worth, dignity, and the well-being of working Americans.
Jan. 15
Welcome to the first ESOP Report of 2021! This issue is packed with must read articles including all the information you'll need about TEA's new Group Captive Insurance Plan!
Jan. 14
See the PDF to the right for a map and list of pre-convening freshman in Congress. A pre-convening freshman is a Member who won a seat in the general election. This category also includes people who won a special election prior to the first meeting of a new Congress.
Freshman members are important targets for outreach because they may or may not know about ESOPs and Employee Ownership.
Freshman members are important targets for outreach because they may or may not know about ESOPs and Employee Ownership.
Jan. 08
We are encouraged by news reports that President-elect Joseph Biden will nominate Isabel Guzman to lead the Small Business Administration (SBA). As the head of California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate, Guzman has gone on the record stating the important role ESOPs play in helping our nation retain millions of businesses that might otherwise close when their Baby Boomer owners retire—as many are expected to do in the next eight years.
Jan. 06
The ESOP Association congratulates Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on his reported nomination to the position of Secretary of Labor. Mayor Walsh has a history of engaging ESOP companies and encouraging employee ownership, and if he is confirmed, The Association looks forward to working with him and the Biden Administration to advance employee ownership.