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29 CFR 825.401 Filing a complaint with the Federal Government.

29 CFR Part 825: The Family And Medical Leave Act Of 1993 (29 CFR Part 825)

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Statute text (verbatim, original language)

(a) A complaint may be filed in person, by mail or by telephone, with the Wage and Hour Division, 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 or on the Department's Web site.

(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.

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ID: provision:us:29-cfr-825:825.401
sha256: 8c1b25064d74215b3792545dbf8f22b7ac47bc0cf055bb3697f1876f7fa8e192
Official text: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/part-825 · eCFR, up to date as of 2026-09-25 · Read 2026-09-29
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