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. 

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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.

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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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You can access that data here.