"[T]he DOL's interest in systemic issues means that the agency will regularly broaden its FMLA enforcement to identify compliance problems that impact multiple employees and multiple employer locations.... [T]he DOL's systemic investigations will generally take aim at three types of information: [1] statistical -- leave trends, leave requests, leave approvals and responses to leave requests by supervisor, job group, type of request or any other grouping; [2] anecdotal -- based on interviews with employees, supervisors, administrators and managers; and [3] documents -- records of leave requests, notices provided, leave determinations, employer's FMLA policy and handbook, and medical certifications and re-certifications."

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