GDOL Launches New Program to Reduce Cost Of Unemployment Insurance (UI) program
ATLANTA—State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said that the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) is among 10 states that have launched a new electronic system designed to increase efficiency and reduce costs of operating the state’s unemployment insurance (UI) program.
Newnan Employment Law Seminar
Get educated on employment law issues! This seminar is presented by Fisher & Phillips LLP, a leading national labor and employment law firm, and is designed to keep Human Resource professionals, executives, business owners, and management personnel abreast of all the personnel and employment issues that businesses face on a day to day basis.
Atlanta Employer Committee presents seminar on hiring practices
Please join us for our May Meeting on May 16th, 2012 when we will welcome Joy White. Joy will discuss hiring interns and/or volunteers and when per Department of Labor rules, you are required to provide monetary compensation.
GDOL provides support for “Empty Wallets” project
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) is providing support for a Middle Georgia College of Cochran community service project aimed at raising public awareness to the number of unemployed workers in Georgia and the nation.
MGEC (IAWP) Group Citation Award Recipient
The IAWP Group Citation Award is presented to a group of business professionals who, within the preceding calendar year, have made an outstanding contribution to the association, or to employment, unemployment training or related programs.
COBB-CHEROKEE EMPLOYER COMMITTEE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
The Cobb-Cherokee Employer Committee annually presents a monetary scholarship to a graduating high school student who has participated in a work-based learning program. The student is selected according to his/her academic grade point average and community involvement
Gainesville Area Employer Committee Prepares Job Seekers for Job Fair
The Gainesville Area Employer Committee held a pre-job fair workshop to prepare area job seekers for presenting themselves to employers in a job fair setting. The event was held two weeks before Gainesville’s job fair at the Georgia Mountains Center in March. The goal was to give job seekers the necessary tools to succeed at the job fair.
2012 Washington Legislative Trip 
This year’s Georgia Employer Committee Executive Board legislative trip addressed issues affecting employers, employees and Georgia’s Unemployment Insurance program. 
Find Out Who Your Georgia Representatives Are!
Isaac Williams Jr.
Columbus
Career Center
The Georgia Employer Committee would like to share with its viewers the EMR's who are vital to the success of the Local Committees throughout the State. This month we meet and talk with Isaac Williams Jr. of the Columbus Career Center.
2011 State Conference Recap
With the support of Commissioner Mark Butler, the Georgia Employer Committee Executive Board was once again able to sponsor an outstanding conference featuring a number of Georgia’s best and brightest speakers.
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Local Committees
Employer Committees are groups of local business representatives who establish and maintain a working relationship between the employer community and the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL).
