THECORNERSTONEEXPERIENCE
EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP MONTH
THANKYOUTOOUR EMPLOYEEOWNERS
Cornerstone has proudly represented The ESOP Association (TEA) since 2023, utilizing our appropriations expertise to promote employee ownership Our colleagues helped secure language in the FY24 Senate Labor, Health, Human Services, and Education (LHHS) appropriations bill that successfully influenced the US Department of Labor to advance a rulemaking for the Adequate Consideration exemption – a critical provision that will allow employee owners to run businesses with more regulatory certainty This year, we also worked with TEA to successfully include$2millionintheFY25SenateLHHSbilltoexpandaccessto employeeownershipopportunitiesacrossthecountry
Weareexcitedabouttheopportunitytoparticipateinthe upcomingTEANationalConference,anadvocacy-focused eventfortheemployeeownershipcommunitythatbrings employeeownersfromalllevels,topassociationvolunteer leadersfromacrossthenation,andexpertprofessionals readytosharetheirexperiences.
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TEAMOFFSITES
Washington, DC
Our federal government relations offsite, which recently took place at Washington Nationals Stadium, was a successful gathering of employee owners focused on federal policy and advocacy Our team members spent time discussing strategic goals, sharing best practices and reflecting on how to ensure continued success as we navigatethefederallandscapeonbehalfof ourclients
FederalOffsite PublicAffairs Offsite
Atlanta, GA
The public affairs offsite was another fantastic opportunity for employee owners to engage, share ideas, and celebrate their successes Our team reaffirmed its commitment to a collaborative team approach, ensuring our public affairs efforts remaininnovativeandimpactful
StateOffsite
Chicago, IL
The recent state offsite in September brought together our state-focused employee owners to collaborate and align on key goals The offsite provided a great opportunity for team members to share success stories, strategize around upcoming initiatives, and strengthen the team-oriented culture that drives our work acrossstates
