The ESOP Association
Daniel Aronowitz, Assistant Secretary of Labor and head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), today delivered the closing address at The ESOP Association’s National Conference.
On behalf of Acting Secretary Keith Sanderling and all of the professionals at the Employee Benefits Security Administration, thank you for the opportunity to speak at your 2026 ESOP Association National Conference.
I said Keith Sanderling. People ask me what his middle initial stands for, and I tell him it means ESOP. That's it.
Daniel Aronowitz, Assistant Secretary of Labor and the head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), today testified before the House Education and Workforce Committee in a hearing about EBSA’s priorities.
Funding for Grant Program a Longstanding Priority of The ESOP Association
On January 15, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) officially ended the National Enforcement Project against ESOPs, an initiative that began in 2005.
The U.S. Senate today passed an omnibus appropriations package which includes a joint explanatory statement directing $2 million in funding for the Employee Ownership Initiative (EOI) grant program at the Department of Labor (DOL).
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.