Remedies available to the employee in the event the employer is found to have violated FMLA may include:

• Wages
• Employment benefits
• Other compensation denied or lost to the employee
• Actual monetary loss to the employee such as:

  Cost of providing care (this is limited to 12 weeks of wages for the employee) for example to a family member with a serious health condition

  Interest

  An equal amount in liquidated damages unless the employer can show action was taken in good faith

The employee may also obtain appropriate equitable relief such as:

• Employment
• Reinstatement
• Promotion

For more information, see Regulations 29 CFR Part 825.400.

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