The First Thing 1/30/2023

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1/30/2023

Thank you to our MEGA Mixer Sponsors, Fellow Chamber Partners, and everyone who made the MEGA Mixer a huge success last week! We had well over 1,600 people come to the Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium on Thursday with so many incredible connections made. Keep an eye out for all the fun photos & videos that were captured at the event on our social media coming soon and make sure to tag us in your posts!

If you missed it, don't worry! We can't wait to see everyone at our June MEGA Mixer on June 29th at the Mt. San Jacinto - Temecula Campus!

Add it to your calendar here

Five Things The Chamber Did For Your Business This Past Week

1. We celebrated the Grand Opening of Tijuanazo Birria & Beer in Murrieta with a Ribbon Cutting!

2. We held the first Coffee with the City of Murrieta of 2023! We had so many great updates from city leaders.

3. Patrick met with individuals from Eastern Finland to talk about bringing international business to our region.

4. Patrick met with the Governer's Go-BIZ office to prepare for this year's SelectUSA conference in Washington DC.

5. We had an amazing time at MEGA MIXER!!! We had over 120 businesses with Expo Tables & over 1,600 people in attendance! Head to our Facebook for more photos from the event!

DEI Workshop Series for Businesses

We're proud to partner with the City of Murrieta to present a DEI Workshop Series for Businesses with Dr. Jonathan King with JTK Consulting LLC. This will be a series of three workshops all held at the Murrieta Innovation Center on February 7, March 15, and April 18.

2023 Riverside County Small Business Conference

We're proud to partner with SBDC & Riverside County Economic Development for the 2023 Riverside County Small Business Conference.

Friday, February 17 from 9:00am-4:00pm

@ Marriott Riverside at the Convention Center 3400 Market Street Riverside, CA 92501

Opportunity to learn new digital and social marketing skills
Opportunity to meet lenders and understand how to access capital
Opportunity to learn about ways to generate new revenue streams

We have 10 free tickets available to this conference. If you are interested, please email Heather here.

News & Resources For Business

What are the most interesting new laws for California in 2023?

In 2022, the California Legislature passed nearly 1,200 bills - and nearly 1,000 became law with Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature. Many of the new laws are minor fixes to laws that legislators and the governor previously enacted. Others are rather narrow or specific to a certain industry.

Untangling Confusion, Misconceptions on California's Pay Scale Disclosure Requirements

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts sits down with CalChamber Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman to discuss the pay scale disclosure component of SB 1162, a law passed in 2022 that also amended California's existing pay data reporting laws.

Answers to Your Pay Scale Questions are Here

For those employers still working on creating pay scales, the California Labor Commissioner has now published FAQs to assist with the new pay disclosure law. As a reminder, starting January 1, 2023, SB1162 requires all employers to provide any current

Need to order a 2023 Labor Law Poster?

Compliance Alert: Eight of the 18 required notices the 2023 California and Federal Labor Law poster reflect mandatory updates effective January 1, 2023, including changes to the:

California Minimum Wage notice
Family Care and Medical Leave and Pregnancy Disability Leave notice
Your Rights and Obligations as a Pregnant Employee notice
California Law Prohibits Workplace Discrimination and Harassment notice
Transgender Rights in the Workplace notice
Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal notice (formerly EEO is the Law)
Your Rights Under USERRA notice
Safety and Health Protection on the Job (Cal/OSHA) notice (change to hotline number)