The Georgia Department of Labor’s (GDOL) Valdosta Career Center will assist with a career expo for job seekers and a seminar on labor laws for employers next week in Lowndes County.

On Tuesday, April 16, the GDOL will help Wiregrass Georgia Technical College with a career expo for its students and other job seekers. The expo will be held in Brooks Hall, which is Building 500, from 1-4 p.m. on the college’s Valdosta campus, located at 4089 Val Tech Rd. Other event sponsors include the South Georgia Employer Committee, Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce, and the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency.

Participants in the expo include: Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFE), Affinity Building Systems, Azalea Health Innovations, Care Master Medical Services, CJB Industries, Convergys, Cook Medical Center, ELEAD1ONE/Fresh Beginnings, Goodwill Career Center, Home Depot, Lowndes County 911, Mary Kay, New Hire Solutions, Oakwood School, Nexxtep, Publix, ResCare Home Care, Saft America, Sam’s Club, Shoe Carnival, Smith Drugs Company, South Georgia Medical Center, Team Temps Personnel Staffing, The Grove, Troy State University, Valdosta State University, Valdosta Toyota/Scion, Wild Adventures Theme Park, and Wulff Enterprises.

The next day, Wednesday April 17, GDOL will host a seminar for employers on state and federal labor laws, including the Affordable Health Care Act. The seminar will be held from 9-10:30 a.m. at the Valdosta Career Center, located at 221 South Ashley St. Isabella Lee of Atlanta, an attorney with Ford and Harrison, LLP, will conduct the seminar. It is designed for business owners, human resource managers, supervisors, lead workers, and entrepreneurs.

The cost of the seminar is $15 per person for those who register by Friday, April 12, and $20 for those who register after that date.

Other sponsors of the seminar include the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce and the South Georgia Employer Committee, which serves Brooks, Cook, Echols, Lanier and Lowndes counties. Employer committees are groups of local business representatives who establish and maintain working relationships between employers and GDOL career centers.

For more information about the career expo or the seminar, contact Wanda Roe at the Valdosta Career Center at (229) 333-5211.