8 pages. "1,634 employee FMLA complaints were concluded in 2013, and almost half (46%) resulted in violations. Employers found in violation were fined $1,642,793 in back wages.... Between 2012 and 2013 the percent of companies outsourcing the tracking of various absences or considering outsourcing them has grown with the majority of those currently outsourcing seeing value and achieving benefits. Approximately 88% of plan sponsors say they are tracking absences to some extent in an effort to manage workforce productivity and 60% report that the tracking system has been very effective."