Are you an employer? State DOL will be available at Business Expo on June 5

The Connecticut Department of Labor will staff a booth this week at the CT Business Expo. The June 5 event will be held in the Connecticut Convention Center in downtown Hartford.  The DOL workers will be answering questions on services available to state employers. The Expo will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A highlight will be an apperance by Patrick Flaherty, an economist in the agency’s Office of Research, who will speaking from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Sharon Palmer, commissioner of the DOL, said she is looking forward to the event.“Our participation in the CT Business Expo provides us with an excellent opportunity to talk with employers about the programs and opportunities that the Labor Department can offer to companies in our state,” Palmer said in a statement. “Employers can learn more about recruitment assistance, tax and wage incentives, training programs and how CT.Jobs, the agency’s on-line job bank, can help benefit their business.”