Employee Stock Purchase Plans

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“Cadillac” ESPP Considerations: What You Need to Know Before Adopting

Balance this exceptional employee benefit with compliance and administrative ease. Introduction Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs) are common among public companies, and it is easy to see why. On the participant side, ESPPs allow a...
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The Case for an ESPP at IPO

A unique opportunity to ensure an ongoing ownership culture. 2021 has been a banner year for IPOs, and particularly for companies going public via a special-purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”). Expectations were high coming into the...
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The Forgotten Participant: Nonqualified ESPPs for Your Essential Workers

Background and Current Market Environment The COVID-19 pandemic has placed compensation and benefits front and center, particularly for front-line employees (“essential workers”) like grocery store, warehouse, and food-service workers who do not have the luxury...
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Private Company ESPPs: Thinking Outside the Public Company Box

ESPPs for small- to mid-sized private companies. Employee stock purchase plans (ESPPs) have traditionally been a vehicle for public companies, and are often rolled out upon an initial public offering to rally human capital. For...