Birmingham, Ala., August 20, 2015 - Burr & Forman LLP announces that Birmingham-based Partner, Marcel L. Debruge, has been invited to testify before the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions at a hearing titled "Redefining 'Employer' and the Impact on Alabama's Workers and Small Business Owners."

The Congressional Committee hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 25, at 10:00 a.m. in the University of South Alabama Student Center Ballroom in Mobile, AL.

At Burr & Forman, Debruge focuses his practice on representing management in all aspects of Labor & Employment law, including a variety of matters relating to wrongful discharge, sexual harassment, invasion of privacy, employment discrimination and labor relations.

Debruge earned his undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University and his law degree from University of Alabama School of Law.

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