Adapting to Changing Workplace Attitudes with High-Involvement Culture

It's no secret that workplace attitudes are changing. The first thing to acknowledge is that this is not an issue with a quick fix. For many companies, this will require a real change in their workplace attitudes or in how they treat employees. Our resources will help you.

Addressing the Bystander Effect in the Workplace

You’re walking down the street and see someone collapse. You are the only one around, and, being a responsible person, you call 911. But what if there are lots of people around? Do you still make that call? For most people, the answer is no. In the worst case, no one calls. That is an instance of what social psychologists call the bystander effect.
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Administration to Oppose Section 133 Changes

The Budget Reconciliation Act passed by Congress contains a provision to eliminate section 133 of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 133 allows lenders to exclude 50% of the interest income they receive on loans to majority ESOPs passing through full voting rights.

Administration, Congress Moving Closer on ESOP S Corporation Reform

The Clinton Administration has proposed a new version of its ESOP S corporation reform legislation that would require ESOPs in these companies to pay unrelated business income tax (UBIT) on its pro-rata share of corporate profits if more than 10% of the allocations in the plan went either to high

Advertisement at the World Series Highlights Employee Ownership

Long-time ESOP-owned company Clif Bar is running a one-minute advertisement during the 2021 World Series that prominently features Clif Bar's employee-owners showing pride in their product and their company, and introducing themselves and their coworkers as employee-owners.

AECOM Continues Commitment to Broad Employee Ownership

One of the major employee-owned companies whose employee ownership character has flown under the radar for some time is AECOM Technology Corp., a Los Angeles-based global architecture and engineering company with 41,000 employees in more than 60 countries.

After Dudenhoeffer, Stock-Drop Case Dismissed

In one of the first stock-drop cases to be decided after the Supreme Court's ruling in Dudenhoeffer v. Fifth Third, a district court dismissed a stock-drop case against UBS. In In re UBS ERISA Litig., No. 1:08-cv-06696-RJS (S.D.N.Y. Sept.