Register for MONDAY'S Free Webinar The 'Real Time Solutions' Webinar Series Continues!

The Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Lakeville, Burnsville, Hastings and River Heights Chambers is excited to continue the 'Real Time Solutions' webinar series! These are complimentary Live 30-minute webinars to help your business navigate the questions, and new normal, related to the COVID-19 epidemic.

ABOUT MONDAY'S TOPIC Speaker: Shonn Twight, Systems Administrator at Sovran Shonn will share some tips and tricks to make sure you are maximizing the benefits and minimizing the challenges of working from home. Bake something!

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Webinar Series Information (All Webinars are 30 Minutes Long)

Monday April 20 | 8 am CONCLUDED Get Out of Those Pajamas! Speaker: Pam Green In this brief webinar, Pam will offer you tips to boost morale, reduce interpersonal conflict, and obtain support for those moments when you need a mental health break. Click Here to WATCH NOW >

Friday April 24 | 8 am CONCLUDED The Employer Human Response to COVID-19 Speaker: Sheri Stolp Learn the value of transparent and ongoing communication, how to navigate staff reductions and the re-entry into the physical workplace and the importance of urgent problem solving. Click Here to REGISTER >

Monday April 27 | 8 am THIS MONDAY Tips for Working Productively From Home Speaker: Shonn Twight Shonn will share some tips and tricks to make sure you are maximizing the benefits and minimizing the challenges of working from home. Bake something! Click Here to REGISTER >

Friday April 30 | 8 am The Four Responses to Crisis in Our Lives Speaker: Karen Fischer There is a process to responding appropriately at every crisis and in every crisis situation. In reality, there are only 4 responses. Karen will teach us how to choose and apply the appropriate response to any crisis, large or small. Click Here to REGISTER >

Virtual Business After Hours! Join us Next Thursday at 4:30 pm

Since our virtual Coffee Connection was such a success, we decided to keep the good feeling going and do a virtual Business After Hours!   It will take place NEXT THURSDAY April 30th from 4:30 - 5:30 pm. This After Hours will be BYOB.   Registration is required, and you only need your name and email address to sign up. Once you've registered you will be emailed a link to join. It's that easy!   We will go "around the room" and have everyone introduce themselves and touch base with one another. It's a great way to be introduced to some faces you've seen around but haven't gotten the chance to talk to just yet. Join us!

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How to Comply With the New Executive Order 20-40 FAQ's For Businesses AND Employees

FOR BUSINESSES The following FAQs are designed to help businesses understand how to comply with EO 20-40 and to answer general questions about safely returning to work. For detailed guidance from the CDC made especially for businesses, please visit their website. What non-critical businesses are allowed to go back to work under EO 20-40? How did you select which businesses are allowed to reopen? What is required of businesses of non-Critical Sector workers who are allowed to return to work? How do health screenings work? How do I create a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan for my business? Is there a template I can use to create my Preparedness Plan? What am I required to do with my COVID-19 Preparedness Plan? Do Critical Sector businesses need to create a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan? Are non-Critical Sector workers required to wear protective gear? Do I have to open up under EO 20-40? What happens if someone in my workplace gets COVID-19? My company was allowed to reopen, but we can’t access the necessary supplies to implement our COVID-19 Preparedness Plan. What should we do? What is best practice for workers wearing non-medical cloth masks? What if I need help figuring out how to create my COVID-19 Preparedness Plan? What if I am unable to or don’t develop and implement a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan as required by the Executive Order? What if my business has not complied with CDC or MDH guidelines? Can I take my workers’ temperature before allowing them to work? Am I required to take my workers’ temperatures before allowing them to work? My business was not allowed to reopen under EO 20-40, but I have completed a Preparedness Plan and believe I can safely reopen. What do I do? How do I stay up-to-date on the latest health guidelines?

FOR EMPLOYEES The following are FAQ's for workers related to Safely Returning to Work. I am currently not working and receiving unemployment benefits. My employer is able to reopen under EO 20-40, but I don’t feel safe returning to work on site and I can’t do my job from home. Can I choose not return to work and continue to receive unemployment benefits? I am a Critical Sector worker. Why is my workplace not required to implement the health and safety protocols required for businesses allowed to reopen under EO 20-40? I have an underlying health condition that places me at a greater risk if I contract COVID-19, do I need to return to work? If my business is unable to provide a reasonable accommodation and my serious health condition prevents me from working, am I eligible for unemployment insurance benefits? I live with a family member who has an underlying health condition that places them at greater risk if they contract COVID-19. Do I need to return to work at the request of my business? Can my business take my temperature before I am allowed to work? Can my business require me to be tested for COVID-19 or require other medical tests before I am allowed to work? What do I do if I think my business hasn’t complied with CDC or MDH guidelines?

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