October 2023 Newsletter - Community Connections
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Core Values: We value for our members, employees and community: integrity in all we do, collaboration with all our stakeholders, growth and develop<br />
Chamber Events<br />
<strong>October</strong> 10<br />
Speaker- Dr. Cindra Kamphoff<br />
<strong>October</strong> 11<br />
Bureau 14 Meets<br />
<strong>October</strong> 18<br />
Ambassadors Meeting- Ribbon Cutting<br />
<strong>October</strong> 23<br />
New Teachers Banquet<br />
WELCOME NEW<br />
MEMBERS<br />
SOUTH CREEK HR<br />
BRAVO ZULU HOUSE<br />
HOSANNA'S NURSERY<br />
Call 235.5547<br />
to learn the benfits of being a<br />
chamber member<br />
New Teachers Banquet<br />
Each year the Fairmont Area Chamber of Commerce plans<br />
a Banquet to welcome new teacher and teachers celebrating 25<br />
years with their school. Teachers and principals of the Fairmont<br />
public and private schools, and Arise Academy/Southern Plains<br />
are in attendance. The date is set for <strong>October</strong> 23rd and will be at<br />
the Best Western.<br />
We are looking for businesses or individuals to sponsor one or more new teachers<br />
at the banquet.<br />
Each new teacher is given a "welcome bag" filled with information about Fairmont<br />
and Martin County. Area businesses may contribute a promotional item or store coupon<br />
to the welcome bags<br />
If you are interested in being a sponsor or contributing to the welcome bag please<br />
call Sydney at (507)235-5547 or email info@fairmontchamber.org<br />
New Law Changes<br />
There are many new employment law changes that have come out in <strong>2023</strong> that are a reality for<br />
your business. Here is a overview of all the laws that have been changed along with a couple that will be<br />
in affect soon. These laws are affective to all employers whether you have 1 employee or 1000.<br />
• CROWN Act<br />
• Nursing Mother and Pregnancy Accommodations<br />
• Drug & Alcohol Policy and Testing Changes after the Legalization of Marijuana<br />
• Employee Sick and Safe Leave (coming January 2024)<br />
• Non-competition Agreements<br />
• Paid Family and Medical Leave (coming in 2026)<br />
Effective Jan. 1, 2024, Minnesota’s earned sick and safe time law requires employers to provide<br />
paid leave to employees who work in the state. Minnesota’s current sick and safe leave law remains in<br />
effect until Dec. 31, <strong>2023</strong> and will be replaced by the new earned sick and safe time law on Jan. 1, 2024.<br />
Sick and safe time is paid leave employers must provide to employees in Minnesota that can be used for<br />
certain reasons, including when an employee is sick, to care for a sick family member or to seek<br />
assistance if an employee or their family member has experienced domestic abuse.<br />
Chamber Bucks<br />
Promote shopping local. They may be spent in Martin<br />
County at most businesses. If you have that hard to buy<br />
for person - consider Chamber Bucks.<br />
The Chamber of Commerce is located at<br />
323 E. Blue Earth Ave in Fairmont.<br />
We are open Monday - Friday - 8-5<br />
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