Next week on December 12^th there is a Small Business Call hosted by the Minnesota Employment and Economic Development office of Small Business and Innovation with more discussion about Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) If interested, Please see the link below as a “Teams Meeting” virtual meeting.- Lance

Small Business Call

Join the conversation on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 2:00 p.m.

The meeting, which is the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 2:00 p.m., is an opportunity for small business owners to have a conversation with business experts and their peers.

Our next call/Teams meeting, will be on Tuesday, December 12th, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.

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One topic for December will be about the Employer Reasonable Accommodation Fund (ERAF) where small to mid-sized Minnesota employers can request reimbursement for expenses related to providing reasonable accommodations for job applicants and employees with disabilities.

The other topic will a discussion of the Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) program managed by the MN Dept. of Labor & Industry.

You may submit a question ahead of time by contacting Mark.Simmer@state.mn.us.

 

We invite you to join us! Please feel free to share this invitation with others. Join on your computer or mobile app Visit here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 269 511 645 267 Passcode: a597jE Download Teams | Join on the web Join with a video conferencing device mn@m.webex.com Video Conference ID: 118 691 795 3 Alternate VTC instructions Or call in (audio only) +1 651-395-7448,,180597866# Phone Conference ID: 180 597 866# Find a local number | Reset PIN

 

Payment Card Interchange Fee Settlement Opens for Claims

Claim notices began mailing out December 1.

December 05, 2023

In March, a federal appeals court upheld a $5.6 billion antitrust class-action settlement consisting of more than 12 million retailers. The claims process is now moving forward as claims forms began mailing on December 1, 2023, and will continue being sent for most of December.

The lawsuit is about the excessive fees merchants had to pay in order to accept Visa and Mastercard cards after the companies violated antitrust laws. With the $5.54 billion settlement, every merchant in the Rule 23(b)(3) Settlement Class that did not exclude itself from the class by the deadline and filed a valid claim (“Authorized Claimant”) will be paid from the settlement fund. The part of the litigation challenging Visa and Mastercard’s rules and price setting is continuing.

The Rule 23(b)(3) Settlement Class consists of persons, businesses and other entities that have accepted any Visa-branded cards and/or Mastercard-branded cards in the United States at any time from January 1, 2004, to January 25, 2019.

The deadline for merchants to file their claim is May 31, 2024. Once you have received your claim notice, you may file either online or mail your claim to the settlement office.

For more information on the claims process and the settlement itself, visit Payment Card Settlement | Official Court-Authorized Website – Home. That is the official website for the settlement and will include all official court notices relating to the settlement.

If you did not receive a claim form and did not opt out, visit the official website and notify the claims administrator to receive and file a claim form. No organization will receive funds without filing a claim.

The one day course will focus on the basics of everyday towing of heavy duty equipment with hands-on training instructed by the Minnesota Professional Towing Association Board of Directors.

7:30am-4:30pm

1 Day Basic Heavy Duty Registration Form

This two day course will focus on the danvaced towing and recovery including basic/advanced hook-ups and roll-overs/embankments with handss-on training instructed by Ron Feist, Ron Gardas Jr. and the Minnesota Professional Towing Association Board of Directors.

 

2 Day Advanced Light Duty Tow School Registration Form

The Eve of Destruction

Saturday, September 16, 2023

Elko Invite, Registration Form & Sponsorship Form

MPTA Hall of Fame Nomination Packet