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Feb. 28
Welcome to your February issue of the ESOP ReportThis month we've packed the report with tons of articles and news about ESOPs that you won't want to miss!
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Feb. 27
The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) today voted to advance Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s nomination for Secretary of Labor to the full Senate. The HELP Committee approved Chavez-DeRemer’s nomination in a bipartisan vote of 13-9, with Democratic Senators Maggie Hassan (NH), John Hickenlooper (CO), and Tim Kaine (VA) voting in favor and Republican Senator Rand Paul (KY) opposed. Her nomination will now advance to the full Senate where a vote could come as soon as next week.
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Feb. 12
President Donald Trump today nominated Daniel Aronowitz, President of Encore Fiduciary and a leading expert with thirty years of experience on fiduciary issues, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) at the U.S. Department of Labor. If confirmed, Aronowitz would be the lead regulator for ESOPs at the Department of Labor, as EBSA is tasked with administration and enforcement under ERISA.
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Feb. 11
The ESOP Association, the only comprehensive national trade association representing businesses owned fully or partially by an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), launched a targeted paid media campaign this week in support of Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s confirmation to be Secreatary of Labor. The campaign will be sustained through her confirmation vote.
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Jan. 26
Looking for a way to engage your employee owners but don't have time to make a game or quiz? Use ours!
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Jan. 22
Inside this issue:
Letter from the President
Featured Member: Paper Machinery Corp
Using Zoom for Roundtables
ESOP Partners becomes an ESOP
...and more!
Letter from the President
Featured Member: Paper Machinery Corp
Using Zoom for Roundtables
ESOP Partners becomes an ESOP
...and more!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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