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For the first time since the late 1970s, non-tax bills to promote employee ownership are moving in Congress.

An NCEO analysis of Glassdoor ratings of companies on the Employee Ownership 100 list shows that they tend to be more highly rated by employees than their competitors. The study looked at the three main Glassdoor ratings:

Q: I own a majority of the stock in my company and an ESOP owns the rest. I’d like to sell my shares, but this is not the right time for the ESOP to buy them. I have had an offer from someone who wants to purchase them and retain the ESOP. I think the buyer would be a good fit for us.

How will the new tax law affect ESOP valuations?

We have a 401(k) plan and an ESOP. Is there any research on how much ESOP companies contribute to these plans and if that changes after they set up an ESOP?

Q. My lawyer told us we have to release shares from the ESOP suspense account based on the interest and principal paid. We have a 25-year company-to-ESOP loan.

If a company cannot make its balloon payment on an ESOP loan but can negotiate the debt, what happens with the ESOP?

Q: Our ESOP owns less than 100% of the shares. If we sell shares or buy shares from non-ESOP owners, do we have to use the ESOP valuation?

Q: If a company wants to buy us but wants to put some of the purchase price in escrow, can they do that?

Is the ESOP administrative committee the same as the plan fiduciary or the plan trustee?