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The November 2025 ESOP Report - Special Edition is now available for all our members.
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December 02, 2025
House Education and Workforce Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Legislation to End Class Action Abuse Against Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans
The House Education & Workforce Committee’s Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee today held a hearing on protecting employee retirement savings from predatory class action lawsuits being filed against plans, like ESOPs, that fall under ERISA.
ESOP News
November 12, 2025
An Existential Danger to ESOPs
People and organizations nationwide and policymakers from both political parties admire ESOPs for
ESOP News
November 12, 2025
The Next Frontier for Employee Ownership: Access to Capital Markets Through AORA
Just over 50 years ago, the United States Congress passed the first law to encourage the introduc
ESOP News
November 12, 2025
Equity-Washing: KKR, Ownership Works and The Polished New Face of Corporate Greed
Author’s Note: The inner workings of multi-billiondollar private equity deals ar
ESOP News
November 12, 2025
We Cannot Call This "Employee Ownership"
Ian MacFarlane is the president and CEO of EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC, an





