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CFR	Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to ESA

Title 29

Labor

Chapter V

Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor

Part 825

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993

Subpart D

What Enforcement Mechanisms Does FMLA Provide?

• Section Number: 825.401
• Section Name: Where may an employee file a complaint of FMLA violations with the Federal government?

    (a) A complaint may be filed in person, by mail or by telephone, 
with the Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, 
U.S. Department of Labor. A complaint may be filed at any local office 
of the Wage and Hour Division; the address and telephone number of local 
offices may be found in telephone directories.
    (b) A complaint filed with the Secretary of Labor should be filed 
within a reasonable time of when the employee discovers that his or her 
FMLA rights have been violated. In no event may a complaint be filed 
more than two years after the action which is alleged to be a violation 
of FMLA occurred, or three years in the case of a willful violation.
    (c) No particular form of complaint is required, except that a 
complaint must be reduced to writing and should include a full statement 
of the acts and/or omissions, with pertinent dates, which are believed 
to constitute the violation.