April 13, 2005............................................................FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Labor department to co-sponsor seminar for employers in Marietta area
ATLANTA The Georgia Department of Labor's Cobb-Cherokee Career Center and the CobbCherokee Employer Committee will co-sponsor an unemployment insurance seminar for employers in the area.
The seminar is designed for managers, supervisors, and financial and human resource personnel. It will be held Thursday, April 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Chattahoochee Tech Conference Center, 980 South Cobb Dr. in Marietta.
Cathy Bexley, an unemployment insurance policy and procedures analyst with the state labor department in Atlanta, will conduct the seminar. It will provide an overview of the state's unemployment insurance program.
For more information about the seminar, or to register, contact Margaret Smith of the CobbCherokee Career Center at (770) 528-6100, or employer committee chair Christie Bardill at (770) 591-6605.
The employer committee is a group of local business representatives who establish and maintain a working relationship between the employer community and the career center.
The career center provides job seekers and employers with a wealth of new information and resource services, modern technology, and a customer-focused, state-of-the-art business environment. The Georgia Department of Labor has enhanced its services to customers with the development of a new and improved web site. The on-line resource gives information on the various services and programs operated by the labor department and other Georgia workforce partners. Additionally, the web site helps equip workers and new entrants into the job market with the tools and information needed to evaluate career options, prepare for work, and find the right job. It also provides employers with an abundance of workforce-related information. The site may be accessed at www.dol.state.ga.us.
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