Overview
Ted Becker and Julian André presented a National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) webinar discussing the changing landscape of ESOP litigation. Their program covered trends in recent significant court decisions relating to ESOPs as well as the latest theories advanced by plaintiff’s counsel and the US Department of Labor (DOL).
Learning objectives:
- Understand the new claims that participants and the DOL are bringing
- Find out about defenses to these new claims and what the courts have been saying about them
- Discuss how company boards, management, ESOP fiduciaries and advisors can reduce the risk of a lawsuit