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Minnesota Employers Speak Out: Chamber Hosts Listening Session on New Workforce Laws
The Austin Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a Southern Minnesota Listening Session with the Minnesota House Labor and Workforce Committee, giving business leaders a platform to discuss new labor laws, including Earned Safe and Sick Time (ESST) and Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML).
Read MoreA Sign Won’t Cut It Anymore: Minnesota’s 2025 Credit Card Surcharge Law
Minnesota’s updated Deceptive Trade Practices Act means businesses can no longer disclose credit card surcharges with just a sign. Learn what’s changing in 2025 and how to stay compliant.
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Read MoreAre Music Licenses A Scam?
Are Music Licenses A Scam? If you operate an establishment in which the public can enter, and you play music, television, or prerecorded videos, you need to read this. Who Needs a Lawsuit? A Chamber member contacted us, wondering whether a string of solicitations from an organization SESAC was legitimate. SESAC claimed the member owed…
Read MoreAdvocating for Economic Prosperity in Austin and Mower County
Advocating for Economic Prosperity in Austin and Mower County The Austin Area Chamber of Commerce is in the fortunate position of representing 400 local businesses and community partners, each of whom are focused on bettering our community through building a strong local economy. Our partners at the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce work at the State level…
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