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WA Employee Ownership Program Eliminated
https://www.nceo.org/employee-ownership-blog/wa-employee-ownership-program-eliminated
Published: May 23, 2025 16:45
Following speculation and legislative hearings featuring testimony from interested parties, the state of Washington has officially eliminated its employee ownership program. Signed into law on May 19 by Governor Bob Ferguson (D), HB 2047 disbands and…
Graeme Nuttall Announced as NCEO Fellow
https://www.nceo.org/employee-ownership-blog/graeme-nuttall-announced-as-nceo-fellow
Published: May 19, 2025 19:52
The NCEO is excited to announce that Graeme Nuttall, a pioneer of employee ownership in the United Kingdom and beyond, is joining the organization as an NCEO Fellow.
DOL Secretary Praises ESOPs and Promises Support
https://www.nceo.org/employee-ownership-blog/dol-secretary-praises-esops-and-promises-support
Published: May 16, 2025 22:29
In a keynote address today to the ESOP Association, Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer expressed her support of ESOPs. “I want you to know that the Trump administration recognizes the real transformative power of employee stock ownership plans.”…
Minnesota Bill Would Let Cannabis Businesses Have ESOPs
https://www.nceo.org/employee-ownership-blog/minnesota-bill-would-let-cannabis-businesses-have-esops
Published: May 15, 2025 00:34
A bipartisan bill in the Minnesota Senate (Senate File 3520) would amend several provisions of Minnesota’s cannabis statute to allow ESOP companies to own cannabis businesses. Technical issues with the current licensing law make ESOP trusts ineligible to…
New US Senate Bills Would Encourage ESOPs
https://www.nceo.org/employee-ownership-blog/new-us-senate-bills-would-encourage-esops
Published: May 14, 2025 21:33
Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, just introduced two bills to encourage ESOPs.
Announcing the 2025 NCEO Forum Keynote Speaker, Guy Raz
https://www.nceo.org/employee-ownership-blog/announcing-the-2025-nceo-forum-keynote-speaker-guy-raz
Published: May 12, 2025 18:14
The National Center for Employee Ownership is thrilled to announce that renowned journalist, podcast host, and bestselling author Guy Raz will deliver the keynote address at the 2025 NCEO Forum at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. As the author of How I…
Oregon Bill Would Give ESOPs Public Procurement Preference
https://www.nceo.org/employee-ownership-blog/oregon-bill-would-give-esops-public-procurement-preference
Published: May 9, 2025 23:30
A new bill in the Oregon state legislature would give employee-owned businesses a purchasing preference for public contracting. HB 3646, which is sponsored by Representative Thủy Trần (D), alongside Representatives Andersen (D), Marsh (D) and Neron (D),…
NCEO Paper Compares Employee Ownership Models in Five Countries
https://www.nceo.org/employee-ownership-blog/nceo-paper-compares-employee-ownership-models-in-five-countries
Published: May 8, 2025 16:05
A new NCEO paper, Expanding Employee Ownership: Models in the US, UK, France, Canada, and Slovenia (PDF; also see the embedded version below), explores the five leading models for trust-based employee ownership. Research and experience show that holding…
American Ownership and Resilience Act Introduced in Congress
https://www.nceo.org/employee-ownership-blog/american-ownership-and-resilience-act-introduced-in-congress
Published: May 8, 2025 15:14
Bill relaunches last Congress’s Employee Equity Investment Act under Commerce Department
Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) (press release) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) and U.S. Representatives Blake Moore (R-UT) and Lori Trahan (D-MA) have introduced the…
New Maryland Law Lets Cannabis Businesses Have ESOPs
https://www.nceo.org/employee-ownership-blog/new-maryland-law-lets-cannabis-businesses-have-esops
Published: May 6, 2025 21:50
Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed legislation allowing cannabis businesses in the state to be owned by ESOPs. Under prior law, licenses to sell cannabis could not be transferred for five years, and then only under certain circumstances. The new law,…
Bipartisan Group Introduces Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025
https://www.nceo.org/employee-ownership-blog/bipartisan-group-introduces-promotion-and-expansion-of-private-employee-ownership-act-of-2025
Published: May 2, 2025 19:30
House Ways and Means Committee chair Mike Kelly (R-PA) and committee member Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) have introduced the Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025. The proposal does not yet have a bill number. The bill was introduced…