Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release 
Georgia Department of Labor 
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032 
 
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January 11, 1999 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
 
SEMINAR ON FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT LAWS SET FOR KINGSLAND JAN. 21 
 
ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that a seminar on recent changes to U.S. wage and hour laws and other federal employment-related issues will be held for southeast Georgia area employers Thursday, Jan. 21, in Kingsland. 
 
The seminar, which will be held from 8:30 a.m. until noon at the Camden County Recreation Center, will be cosponsored by the Kings Bay Employer Committee and the Georgia Department of Labor's Kings Bay office. 
 
The seminar's principal speaker will be Maria Jackson of Savannah, an investigator with the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division, which is responsible for the enforcement of numerous federal labor laws. Jackson will highlight the most common mistakes made by employers when filling out employment-related documents. 
 
Company managers, accountants and human resource professionals are encouraged to attend the seminar, which will cost $35 for the first person registering from an organization and $10 for each additional individual attending from that group. 
 
To register, call the labor department's Kings Bay office at (912) 673-6942. 
 
NEWS MEDIA NEEDING MORE INFORMATION MAY CALL THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS AT (404) 656-3032. 
 
E-mail: communications@dol.state.ga.us. 
 
FY-99-220 
 
An Equal Opportunity Employer 
 
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