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Jul. 27
Tenth Circuit Addresses Validity of Individual Arbitration Provision Barring Plan-wide Relief in ESOP Transaction Case
Jul. 25
Summer may be here, but there’s no vacation for TEA’s Chapter teams! We’re continuing to be all about education, as hundreds of TEA members participated in 18 Chapter events held throughout the nation in the month of June. And it’s going to be a busy summer, with ten more TEA Chapter events being offered in July and August. We’ve got Roundtables, ESOPortunity events, multi-track meetings, and golf outings planned, so please be sure to check the latest calendar and join an event near you!
Jul. 20
One of the best ways to build a relationship with and help educate your Member of Congress on ESOP issues is to invite them to visit your company. And as nearly all Members are working from their home districts throughout the month of August, now is the time to schedule those visits.
Jul. 18
Mid-summer brings with it a regular cadence for most businesses and employees.  For families, school is out, summer programs have begun, and vacations are on the calendar. For many businesses, summertime brings seasonal accelerations as well.  Construction of all types is well under way to hit deadlines while the sun is shining. Hospitality and entertainment are in full swing, as more Americans are out and about in the nice weather.
Jul. 12
NEW Advocacy and Employee Ownership Month (EOM) Resources Exclusively for TEA Members
Join us this summer for two exciting webinar series to help educate our members and promote employee ownership!
Advocacy Webinar Series
Jul. 05
Join Your Fellow ESOP Leaders August 20-22 in Sonoma for TEA’s CEO Summit
If you’re an ESOP CEO or President, you will not want to miss TEA’s second annual CEO Summit! 
The only event of its kind, the CEO Summit brings together the most senior executives of ESOP companies to help you build a network of your peers and address the most timely and big picture topics facing businesses today. 
Here’s how last year’s attendees described the CEO Summit:
Apr. 28
Shortly after college, what started as a casual interest in employee ownership, turned into a lifetime career and journey that has paid many dividends to me as well as other employee owners.
Apr. 28
We’re only three weeks away from TEA National Conference 2023, the premier event for ESOP culture, communications, and advocacy! 
Planning on joining us in Washington, DC but haven’t registered yet? Please sign up today as we are getting close to capacity for this unique annual event that combines our world-class education and networking with political action and the opportunity to meet your members of Congress.
Apr. 21
Is your ESOP providing the promised employee motivation, enhanced customer satisfaction and improved profitability? If no, you’re not alone. While studies have demonstrated ESOPs can be powerful tools to strengthen company performance and employee morale and retention, these results are only achieved if stock ownership is combined with a strong employee-owned culture. 
It’s never too late to start or improve the tools you use to get the most out of shared ownership.
 
Apr. 16
Canada’s employee ownership proposal, writes Graeme Nuttall and James Bonham, appears to ignore clear evidence of what has worked in the U.S. and U.K. — but there’s time to fix it.
We have witnessed a recent surge in business transitions toward employee ownership in both the United Kingdom and the United States.