Chambers All In

The Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce joins Chambers across the state in urging the Illinois Legislature to provide additional economic relief for businesses
The Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce joins the new initiative Chambers All In for Economic Recovery. Chambers All In for Economic Recovery is a collaboration of chambers across the state of Illinois. It is all chambers' mission to support our business communities and help ensure that businesses can thrive for years to come. Last fall, Chambers partnered through a social media campaign to encourage using health and safety practices to keep businesses open. Now, the growing coalition urges the Illinois Legislature to prioritize economic relief for Illinois' businesses.
 
Through extensive collaboration, the coalition has identified a platform to bring short and long-term relief to businesses. The platform includes various recommendations to aid businesses' bottom line, recover from the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and establish pathways for constructive collaboration with the public sector. Nearly 50 Chambers from across the state representing over 13,000 businesses and 580,000 employees call for the legislature to take up this platform and provide relief to the business community.
 
"It is vitally important for our members," said Executive Director, Jennifer Bishop, "as a collective voice we can accomplish more."
 
Chambers of Commerce from across the State of Illinois have guided businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are a series of proposals designed to alleviate the burden COVID-19 has placed on the business community with a secondary bullet point denoting how the proposal will be acted upon: 

  • A request for a formal private/public sector led commission with the goal of understanding and responding to the ongoing pandemic and the long-term economic challenges of COVID-19
  • Formal Legislative Proposal
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    An extension of policy exempting unemployment benefits claims from affecting the employer’s contribution rate for those layoffs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Formal Legislative Proposal
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    Installation of tax credits and incentives to eligible businesses that encourage job creation, workforce development, and growth and investment
  • Formal Legislative Proposal
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    Establishment of business tax credits for expenses related to establishing remote work capabilities
  • Formal Legislative Proposal
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    Providing legal protection to employers who follow the CDC established safety guidelines from claims that COVID-19 was contracted at the place of business
  • Support for Existing Legislation-Specific Bill TBD
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    A call for greater financial investments in Get Hired Il to assist in retraining workers for talent retention. The investment can aid in bringing the COVID-19 Employment Recovery Project to prominence in all 102 counties and develop capacity in the program to subsidize retraining costs
  • General Call to Action
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    A call to refrain from decoupling from federal tax credits provided for businesses in the CARES Act to ensure eligible businesses receive financial relief.
  • Call for Opposition if Decoupling Gains Traction
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    A request for the state to work collaboratively with insurance providers to ensure eligible employees are accurately classified as telecommunicating clerical employees under workers compensation insurance
  • General Call to Action


This is a working document! Changes and updates to come. 

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