Press Releases
PUBLIC OPINION POLL AFFIRMS PIVOTAL ROLE OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 5, 2024 Contact:Becki Womble, CCE, IOM President & CEO (512) 303-0558 bwomble@bastropchamber.com PUBLIC OPINION POLL AFFIRMS PIVOTAL ROLE OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCEU.S. adults recognize the wide-sweeping impact of their local chamber, ACCE/Harris Poll survey finds Bastrop, Texas (December 5, 2024) — Results from a nationwide public opinion poll indicate chambers of commerce are vital to the prosperity of their communities. The Harris Poll survey,
Federal Court Strikes Down Overtime Exemptions Rule
Federal Court Strikes Down U.S. DOL Overtime Exemptions Rule Nationwide On November 15, 2024, a Texas federal court struck down a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rule that raised the minimum salary required to be paid to most employees classified as exempt from overtime and minimum wage requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The court’s decision blocks the minimum compensation increases that were scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2025, and invalidates the previously required July
Bastrop Chamber Supports Protection of Employee Retirement Income Security Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 25, 2024 Contact: Becki Womble, CCE, IOM President & CEO (512) 303-0558 bwomble@bastropchamber.com BASTROP CHAMBER OF COMMERCEsupports PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT(ERISA) Bastrop, TX (November 25, 2024) — Through its partnership with the Texas Association of Business (TAB), the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce joined numerous Central Texas Chambers of Commerce by signing on to a Letter of Support to protect the Employee
