About the authorDARIEN A. McWHIRTER is an attorney and consultant specializing in employment law. He received his PhD in political science from Yale University and his JD from the University of Texas Law School. He has been general counsel for The National Center for Employee Ownership and editor of the Journal of Employee Ownership Law and Finance. He is the author of Your Rights at Work (Wiley), now in its second edition.

• THE BASICS. The Tax Man Cometh. Creating Artificial People. Stocks, Bonds, and Options. What Is It Worth?. Pensions and Employee Benefit Plans. Why Ownership?. FORMS OF OWNERSHIP. Stock Options. Stock. Trusts. Cooperatives. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS. Creating an ESOP. Using an ESOP to Grow a Company. Other Uses for ESOPs. The Problem with ESOPs. The Future of Ownership Sharing. Index.

About the authorDARIEN A. McWHIRTER is an attorney and consultant specializing in employment law. He received his PhD in political science from Yale University and his JD from the University of Texas Law School. He has been general counsel for The National Center for Employee Ownership and editor of the Journal of Employee Ownership Law and Finance. He is the author of Your Rights at Work (Wiley), now in its second edition.

• THE BASICS. The Tax Man Cometh. Creating Artificial People. Stocks, Bonds, and Options. What Is It Worth?. Pensions and Employee Benefit Plans. Why Ownership?. FORMS OF OWNERSHIP. Stock Options. Stock. Trusts. Cooperatives. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS. Creating an ESOP. Using an ESOP to Grow a Company. Other Uses for ESOPs. The Problem with ESOPs. The Future of Ownership Sharing. Index.