- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, July 14, 1999
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 1999-07-14
- Date of Original:
- 1999-07-14
- Subject:
- Georgia. Department of Labor--Periodicals
Labor--Georgia--Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
Each issue also has a distinctive theme title - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA L200 .P1 N45 1999/7-14
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b1999-s7-h14-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b1999-s7-h14-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release
Georgia Department of
Labor
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032
July 14, 1999
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
"NEW-HIRE" REPORTING SEMINAR TO BE HELD JULY 23 IN KINGSLAND
ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Michael L. Thurmond said today that the Georgia Department of Labor, along with the King's Bay Employer Committee, will host a seminar on a new amendment to Georgia's New Hire law in Kingsland this month.
The seminar, set for July 23, from 9:00 a.m. until noon, will be held in the Camden County Annex Building on the corner of Gross Road and Highway 40.
This amendment requires all employers doing business with the state to report every newly-hired employee to the state. By doing so, they assist state governments in locating those who are delinquent with child support payments so that authorities can initiate legal steps to have the support payments withheld from their earnings. According to the Georgia Department of Administrative Services, which administers the New Hire Program on behalf of the state Department of Human Resources, this has proved to be the most efficient way of collecting child support to date. The law will help prevent welfare fraud and lower the nation's welfare rate, while also reducing the number of children needing financial assistance.
In addition, the Georgia Department of Labor will use the provided information to verify the status of those applying for and receiving unemployment insurance claims. This is also an efficient means of preventing unemployment insurance fraud.
Ms. Laura Whitfield, project manager with the Georgia New Hire Reporting Center in Atlanta, will present an overview of the "New Hire Reporting Program." This valuable seminar will include background information on employer responsibilities and reporting requirements, and will provide information packages and required forms.
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Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release
There is no cost to attend and pre-registration is not required. For more information, contact Charles B. Bennett, employment marketing representative, at the labor department's King's Bay office at 1712 Osborne Rd., Ste. L, St. Mary's, 31558-3257. The telephone number is (912)6736942.
NEWS MEDIA NEEDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD CALL THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS AT (404) 656-3032.
E-mail: communications@dol.state.ga.us.
FY-00-34
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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