Many businesses lose their special-status designation—such as minority-, women-, or veteran-owned businesses—when an ESOP becomes their majority owner, but different certifying agencies use different, and often complex, rules.
On July 25, the IRS adopted final regulations (PDF) to reduce the document filing requirements for people making an 83(b) election on restricted stock grants (the regulations do not apply t
This year, the American Truck Historical Society awarded its first-ever 100-year award to Rieth-Riley Construction Company, which Albert Reith founded in 1916.
Darren Dahl, a blog-writer at Forbes who has been focusing on employee ownership, wrote about the comparison between worker cooperatives and ESOPs in his
A poll of 853 registered voters conducted June 27-28 by Public Policy Polling showed that 68% of those surveyed say that they "support the concept of companies being owned by their employees so that all workers share in their success." Thirteen percent oppose the idea, while 19% are unsure.
On July 18, the Republican Party adopted its 2016 platform, which includes this language: "Republicans believe that the employer-employee relationship of the future will be built upon employee empowerment and workplace flexibil
In an article in the BNA Pension & Benefits Reporter, Jacklyn Wille notes that the Department of Labor filed more amicus briefs about employee stock than on any other topic.
We are hiring a research associate to support the NCEO's research projects, our employee surveys, and the effective use of our membership database. The deadline to send an application is August 12, 2016.
