Allison Wilkerson weighs in on ESOP legislation in PLANSPONSOR

By on September 30, 2025

The US House of Representatives’ Committee on Education and Workforce recently advanced three retirement-related bills, including the bipartisan Retire through Ownership Act, which aligns Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) valuations with Internal Revenue Service standards. Allison Wilkerson said the bill would “go a long way” in reducing the valuation and fiduciary risk for ESOP trustees who currently depend heavily on case law due to limited formal guidance.

Learn more about these retirement-related bills in this PLANSPONSOR article.

Allison Wilkerson
Allison Wilkerson focuses her practice on employee benefits matters. She has extensive experience handling issues pertaining to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). Read Allison Wilkerson's full bio.

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