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. file:///E|/pressrel%20from%201-98%20to%20present/a00347.htm (1 of 2)10/27/2004 11:24:08 AM Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release NEWS MEDIA NEEDING MORE INFORMATION MAY CALL (404) 656-3032. E-mail: communications@dol.state.ga.us. FY-00-347 An Equal Opportunity Employer file:///E|/pressrel%20from%201-98%20to%20present/a00347.htm (2 of 2)10/27/2004 11:24:08 AM