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US Labor Department to offer free informational forum Aug. 2 for Baton Rouge-area employers, advocacy groups and community-based organizations
Wages, pensions, equal employment opportunity and job safety among topics
BATON ROUGE, La. -- The U.S. Department of Labor will offer a free informational and outreach forum in Baton Rouge for employers, advocacy groups and community-based organizations. The forum will focus on the many programs offered through the department concerning fair labor standards, wages, health benefits, job safety, pension protection, record keeping, affirmative action and veterans’ re-employment rights.
Regional administrators and program specialists from the department’s various agencies will be available to answer questions.
The event is open press. For interviews, a workshop list or to cover the program, contact Elizabeth Todd or Juan Rodriguez in the department’s Office of Public Affairs in Dallas using the information above.
WHO: U.S. Department of Labor agencies
Baton Rouge-area employers, advocacy groups and community-based organizations
WHAT: Informational and outreach forum
WHEN: Thursday, Aug. 2
8 a.m.-noon CDT
WHERE: Baton Rouge Community College
Louisiana Building – Louisiana Boardroom
201 Community College Drive
Baton Rouge, La. 70806
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