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SUMMARY:Small Business Breakfast Club
DESCRIPTION:The Small Business Breakfast Club is a monthly opportunity to enjoy a continental breakfast\, brief educational and informative presentation and network with fellow Chamber members.\n\nNavigating Missouri's New Paid Sick Leave Law and Minimum Wage Increase - What Employers Must Know!\n\nGuest Speaker: Lauren Sobaski\, Fisher & Phillips\, LLP\n\nMissouri employers\, major labor law changes are coming in 2025 are you ready? Join us for an essential session with employment law expert Lauren Sobaski from Fisher & Phillips\, LLP\, as she breaks down the new Missouri Paid Sick Leave Law and Minimum Wage Increase following the passage of Proposition A.\n\nWaiting too long to prepare could leave your business vulnerable to penalties. The minimum wage increase is already in effect\, and significant paid sick leave requirements are on the horizon. Don't get caught off guard learn what you need to do now to stay compliant and protect your business.\n\nWhat You'll Learn:\n\n  Key implementation deadlines and compliance requirements\n\n  Mandatory postings and written notices for employers\n\n  How to update your leave policies to align with new regulations\n\n  Best practices for employee communication and smooth policy roll-out\n\nThis is a must-attend event for business owners\, HR professionals\, and managers looking to navigate these changes with confidence. Secure your spot today!\n\nLauren Sobaski Bio:\n\nLauren Sobaski devotes her legal practice to helping businesses comply with the law by bringing a unique blend of expertise and personal experience to her practice. Prior to her legal career\, Lauren spent 15-years in human resources management and obtained a master's degree in industrial-organizational psychology. This background provides her with a deep understanding of human behavior and organizational dynamics.\n\nIn her practice\, Lauren specializes in employment litigation\, workplace investigations\, leave laws\, management training\, wage and hour laws\, government audits\, and business immigration compliance.\n\n \n\nCertified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and a Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)\, Lauren is committed to excellence in her field. Outside of work\, she is a devoted mother to two competitive lacrosse players\, an avid gardener\, and an active board member for the Lee's Summit Chamber.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-size:16px\;">The Small Business Breakfast Club is a monthly opportunity to enjoy a continental breakfast\, brief educational and informative presentation and network with fellow Chamber members.</span></p>\n\n<h2 data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Navigating Missouri&rsquo\;s New Paid Sick Leave Law and Minimum Wage Increase - What Employers Must Know!</h2>\n\n<h3 data-end="158" data-start="99"><strong data-end="156" data-start="99">Guest Speaker: Lauren Sobaski\, Fisher &amp\; Phillips\, LLP</strong></h3>\n\n<p data-end="473" data-start="160">Missouri employers\, major labor law changes are coming in 2025&mdash\;are you ready? Join us for an essential session with employment law expert <strong data-end="316" data-start="298">Lauren Sobaski</strong> from Fisher &amp\; Phillips\, LLP\, as she breaks down the <strong data-end="431" data-start="369">new Missouri Paid Sick Leave Law and Minimum Wage Increase</strong> following the passage of Proposition A.</p>\n\n<p data-end="778" data-start="475">Waiting too long to prepare could leave your business vulnerable to penalties. The <strong data-end="604" data-start="558">minimum wage increase is already in effect</strong>\, and significant paid sick leave requirements are on the horizon. Don&#39\;t get caught off guard&mdash\;learn what you need to do now to <strong data-end="775" data-start="731">stay compliant and protect your business</strong>.</p>\n\n<h3 data-end="808" data-start="780"><strong data-end="806" data-start="784">What You&rsquo\;ll Learn:</strong></h3>\n\n<p data-end="1083" data-start="809">&#10004\; <strong data-end="843" data-start="811">Key implementation deadlines</strong> and compliance requirements<br data-end="874" data-start="871" />\n&#10004\; <strong data-end="918" data-start="876">Mandatory postings and written notices</strong> for employers<br data-end="935" data-start="932" />\n&#10004\; <strong data-end="974" data-start="937">How to update your leave policies</strong> to align with new regulations<br data-end="1007" data-start="1004" />\n&#10004\; <strong data-end="1081" data-start="1009">Best practices for employee communication and smooth policy roll-out</strong></p>\n\n<p data-end="1243" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="1085">This is a must-attend event for business owners\, HR professionals\, and managers looking to navigate these changes with confidence. <strong data-end="1243" data-is-last-node="" data-start="1216">Secure your spot today!</strong></p>\n\n<h2 class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\;"><u><span class="mark4voaipfhn" data-markjs="true" data-ogab="" data-ogac="" data-ogsb="" data-ogsc="" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;"><img alt="" height="151" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2043/Image/Headshots_/SobaskiHeadshot.jpg" style="width: 200px\; height: 151px\; float: left\; margin: 5px\; border-width: 1px\; border-style: solid\;" width="200" /><strong>Lauren</strong></span><strong>&nbsp\;Sobaski Bio</strong></u><strong>:</strong></h2>\n\n<p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\;"><span class="mark4voaipfhn" data-markjs="true" data-ogab="" data-ogac="" data-ogsb="" data-ogsc="" style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">Lauren</span>&nbsp\;Sobaski devotes her legal practice to helping businesses comply with the law by bringing a unique blend of expertise and personal experience to her practice. Prior to her legal career\,&nbsp\;<span class="mark4voaipfhn" data-markjs="true" data-ogab="" data-ogac="" data-ogsb="" data-ogsc="" style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">Lauren</span>&nbsp\;spent 15-years in human resources management and obtained a master&#39\;s degree in industrial-organizational psychology. This background provides her with a deep understanding of human behavior and organizational dynamics.</p>\n\n<p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\;">In her practice\,&nbsp\;<span class="mark4voaipfhn" data-markjs="true" data-ogab="" data-ogac="" data-ogsb="" data-ogsc="" style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">Lauren</span>&nbsp\;specializes in employment litigation\, workplace investigations\, leave laws\, management training\, wage and hour laws\, government audits\, and business immigration compliance.<br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\;">Certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and a Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)\,&nbsp\;<span class="mark4voaipfhn" data-markjs="true" data-ogab="" data-ogac="" data-ogsb="" data-ogsc="" style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">Lauren</span>&nbsp\;is committed to excellence in her field. Outside of work\, she is a devoted mother to two competitive lacrosse players\, an avid gardener\, and an active board member for the Lee&rsquo\;s Summit Chamber.</p>\n
LOCATION:Independence Chamber of Commerce Board Room 210 W Truman Rd\, Independence MO 64050
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