September 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>September</strong> 6<br />
Leardership Martin County Begins<br />
<strong>September</strong> 13<br />
Bureau 14 Begins<br />
<strong>September</strong> 20<br />
Ambassadors Meet<br />
<strong>September</strong> 24<br />
Sip and Shop<br />
<strong>September</strong> 28<br />
Young Professionals Meet<br />
JOIN<br />
THE<br />
CHAMBER<br />
TODAY<br />
Call 235.5547<br />
to learn the benfits of<br />
being a chamber member<br />
<strong>2023</strong> Employment Law Changes Seminar<br />
The Fairmont Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a<br />
Seminar on Thursday August 24th at the Best Western in<br />
Fairmont about the <strong>2023</strong> Legislative Changes.<br />
This Seminar was open to the public and was provided<br />
to leaders and decision makers. Several local businesses<br />
joined us to get the right information and insight for becoming compliant with these<br />
changes.<br />
We had presenters Julia Ketcham Corbett Attorney at Law and Alyssa T. Nelson<br />
Attorney at Law from Blethen Berens Law of New Ulm and Mankato. They gave us some<br />
insight on what employers need to know about several topics including Changes/ Additions<br />
to Equal Employment Opportunity, Non- Discrimination Policies, Wage History<br />
Prohibitions, Nursing and Lactating Employee Rights, Changes to Minnesota Parenting<br />
Leave, Updates to Pregnancy Accommodations , Noncompete Agreements, Legalized<br />
Marijuana and Employer Drug Testing Policies, Minnesota Earned Safe and Sick Leave,<br />
and the Minnesota Paid Family Medical Leave Act Overview ( Coming in 2026).<br />
Junior Achievment Volunteers Needed<br />
Junior Achievment in our schools starts in October 2021and<br />
continues through April 2022. Nearly 1200 students from 55<br />
classrooms grades K-sixth and 8th grade will benefit from the JA<br />
Curriculum. A volunteer is needed for each classroom to teach<br />
5 - 45 minute sessions with a provided materials kit and instruction manual. Enrich your life by<br />
volunteering or sponsoring a classroom!<br />
The annual cost for all the classroom teaching kits averages $12,000. Our ability to continue<br />
to offer Junior Achievement in our public and private schools depends on the generosity of<br />
our community through you, the volunteers and donations.<br />
If you would like to support Junior Achievement by volunteering or a donation, contact Kandi<br />
at the Fairmont Area Chamber of Commerce at 507.235.5547 or info@fairmontchamber.org.<br />
You can mail a donation to Fairmont Chamber of Commerce: PO Box 826, Fairmont, MN<br />
56031 or stop by our office at 323 E Blue Earth Avenue to learn more!<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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