At this time, the Labor Department says it is working to get the report released as scheduled.

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After an initial estimate of 339, 000, the Labor Department says it is, in fact, closer to 342, 000.

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The Labor Department says it has received more than 11, 000 complaints this year from former workers denied the subsidy by employers.

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The Labor Department says the effort, disclosed in December, is necessary because 79.2% of working-age people with functional disabilities are out of the labor force entirely, compared with 30.5% of people without disabilities, a longstanding gap.

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The fact that the Department of Labor says a given practice is okay may be comforting to some but has never been to us.

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"This is on the hot list for the Department of Labor and the IRS, " says Penny C.

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When crafting an internship program, make sure it complies with the U.S. Labor Department's Fair Labor Standards Act, says Joseph H.

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"I think the Department of Labor has to take responsibility for these workers, " Miller says.

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Still, says Wright, who helped craft USERRA when he was working with the Labor Department, an employer may well be asked to justify a layoff decision in court.

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