Department of Labor

noun

1. the department of the U.S. federal government that promotes and improves the welfare, opportunities, and working conditions of wage earners. : DOL

Department of Labor

1. A department of the federal executive branch concerned with improving working conditions and employment opportunities for laborers. Its programs include job training (especially for the poor), appraising manpower resources and needs, and regulating occupational safety.

Example Sentences

Department of Labor, only 1.2% of workers in the banking and finance industry are unionized, among the lowest rates of union representation across industries.

From Los Angeles Times

Put it all together, and Trump had turned the Department of Labor into the “Dept. of Employer Rights,” I wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

Department of Labor recently sued Hyundai over the use of child labor in Alabama.

From Los Angeles Times

The details are outlined in a report by the North Carolina Department of Labor, which fined the farm - Barnes Farming Corporation - this year for its “hazardous” conditions.

From BBC

Last month, the 5th Circuit asked a Texas district court to revisit its decision upholding a Department of Labor rule allowing retirement fund managers to consider climate risks when making investments.

From Salon