Employee Ownership Blog

On June 26, the United Kingdom observed Employee Ownership Day with celebrations in hundreds of companies across the country.

Two prominent writers, Timothy Wu and Robert Reich, have articles in the New York Times about COVID-19’s effect on ownership patterns among U.S. corporations.

Timely research published by the American Economic Review conducted by Professor Robynn Cox at USC adds additional evidence of the potential for ESOPs to address income and wealth inequality.

The NCEO has been exploring ways that employee-owned companies can mutually benefit by working together around insurance. We have come to believe that an NCEO captive insurance program might directly benefit our members and allow them to have more control over and transparency into their insurance programs.

Vallejo, California-based Michael's Transportation Service, Inc., which has been employee-owned since 2009, annou

Update on July 16, 2020: Pursuant to a motion by the plaintiff-appellant, the Fourth Circuit has today dismissed the plaintiff's appeal of the district court's judgment.

With remote work, socially distanced production, new shift schedules, and virtual meetings, companies are beginning to head toward a new normal in their operations.

The NCEO's executive director thanks all who stood by the NCEO and supported us as we cancelled our in-person annual conference and moved to a virtual conference.

LinkedIn's Daniel Roth interviewed billionaire investor Mark Cuban and posted the online interview. In it, Cuban makes it clear that he is not talking just about a sense of ownership—he’s been quoted for decades as a supporter of employee ownership.

On May 13, 2020, the SBA, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, updated its Frequently Asked Questions to include a new Question 46 that provides additional guidance about the certification needed to prove that the funds were necessary in order to maintain payroll and thus eligible for forgiveness.

The Employee Ownership Expansion Network (EOX) has announced the formation of the Minnesota Center for Employee Ownership (MNCEO).

In a press release issued on April 30, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it had reached an agreement with Wilmington Trust "to pay a combined $80 million to 21 employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) for which it serv