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Press Releases
June 05, 2025
Daniel Aronowitz: I Will End the War on ESOPs
During his confirmation hearing today, Daniel Aronowitz, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) as Assistant Secretary of Labor, signaled a sea change in how the Department of Labor (DOL) views ESOPs under this Administration.
Press Releases
May 09, 2025
The ESOP Association Announces Leading Education Innovator Erica Beck Spencer Will Spearhead New ESOP Education and Certification Initiatives
The ESOP Association today announced the hiring of Erica Beck Spencer to lead the Association’s efforts to transform ESOP education and adult learning. In addition, The ESOP Association is announcing the development of new certification programs across several core ESOP disciplines that will become integrated into future National and Chapter events beginning in January 2026.
Press Releases
March 10, 2025
The ESOP Association Congratulates Lori Chavez-DeRemer on Her Bipartisan Senate Confirmation as U.S. Secretary of Labor
The U.S. Senate today confirmed Lori Chavez-DeRemer to be Secretary of Labor in a bipartisan vote of 67-32. Democratic Senators Bennet (CO), Cortez Masto (NV), Gallego (AZ), Hassan (NH), Hickenlooper (CO), Kaine (VA), Kelly (AZ), Klobuchar (MN), Ossoff (GA), Peters (MI), Rosen (NV), Schiff (CA), Shaheen (NH), Slotkin (MI), Warner (VA), Warnock (GA), and Whitehouse (RI) voted to confirm Chavez-DeRemer.
Press Releases
February 11, 2025
The ESOP Association Launches Paid Media Campaign to Support Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s Confirmation as U.S. Secretary of Labor
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.