Topic: Employee Stock Ownership Plans

Cash Management Considerations for ESOP Repurchase Obligations

Funding a plan with company stock can be a great finance and employee motivational tool. But eventually, the piper must be paid. Employees will eventually terminate employment and want a cash payout from the ESOP.

Supreme Court Holds No “Presumption of Prudence” Exists for ESOP Fiduciaries

The Supreme Court held that fiduciaries of ESOPs are not entitled to a “presumption of prudence” when their decisions to buy or hold employer stock are challenged.

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