department of labor

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department of labor Meaning of "department of labor"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913

Synonym(s)

labor, labor department

Usage(s):

  1. In Georgia, officials of the state department of labor estimated that unemployment there had jumped from 9% for the month of January to 11% or 12% by last week.
  2. The department had become interested in the company after the Illinois department of labor told Fisher that he was violating the law by employing people to work at home without a .
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