May 22, 2025

Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer delivering a keynote at The ESOP Association event, standing at a podium with an American flag and ESOP Association logo in the background.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s Keynote: A Bold New Era for ESOP Advocacy at the Department of Labor

In a rousing keynote address to The ESOP Association, newly confirmed Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer signaled a sea change in federal policy toward Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs). Her remarks marked the strongest pro-ESOP stance from a sitting Labor Secretary in recent memory—and possibly ever. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer at The ESOP Association’s…