Compliance & Policy

FMLA Violations and Back Wages Were Way Down in 2022

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March 30, 2023
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The annual figures as compiled by the US Department of Labor are in and the data is clear, 2022 recorded a significant reduction in Family Medical Leave Act Violations leading to a much smaller net total amount of back wages owed by companies found to be in violation of the law. 

The total number of FMLA complaints fielded by the DOL dropped by almost 16% between 2021 at 928 complaints and 2022, which recorded 780 on the year. Prior to the 2022 reduction, annual complaints had averaged 1,022 over the previous 5 years.

Meanwhile, the total amount of back wages that were found to have been unlawfully withheld over the course of 2022 was down by nearly 40% year-over-year, and the total number of victimized employees fell by more than 20% down from 429 to 339.

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