News release, Feb. 3, 2000A

Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release
Georgia Department of
Labor
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032

February 3, 2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LABOR DEPARTMENT'S SOUTH METRO OFFICE TO EXPAND HOURS OF OPERATION IN ATLANTA

ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that the Georgia Department of Labor's South Metro office in Atlanta will expand its hours of operation to better serve employers and job seekers in the area.

Beginning Feb.15, the office will extend its hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00 a.m. until 6 p.m. The remainder of the week, the office will follow the long-standing hours of 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The office is closed on weekends. The office is located at 2636-14 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Atlanta. The telephone number is (404) 699-6900.

"We're able to expand our office hours without additional staff, overtime or employee workload by using flex-time schedules," said Brenda Brown, manager of the office. "The extended hours will allow our customers, especially those whose work schedules correspond with our former operating schedule, more opportunities to use the department's services."

The office is a regional one-stop office that provides resources for youth, seniors and people receiving public assistance or rehabilitation services. It also provides on-the-job training programs, veterans services, and the federal bonding program, as well as a resource center that offers resume preparation, career information, employment workshops, labor market information, job listings, and job referrals.

Job openings listed with the Georgia Department of Labor, along with employer workplace posters and other pertinent information, is available on the department's Web site at www.dol. state.ga.us.

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