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Concluded Compliance Actions

All Government Contract Acts and Executive Orders
Category	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016	FY 2015	FY 2014	FY 2013
Concluded Compliance Actions	1,201	1,467	1,855	1,700	1,876	1,784	1,856	2,025	2,155	2,246	2,721
Employees Receiving Back Wages	19,390	16,148	21,486	21,551	40,510	25,540	22,993	31,844	25,375	27,933	28,352
Back Wages	$41,945,607	$45,366,151	$48,152,551	$58,691,894	$84,397,053	$64,397,943	$66,038,480	$50,090,996	$61,049,426	$52,568,233	$65,785,170

Concluded Compliance Actions by Act

Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA)
Category	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016	FY 2015	FY 2014	FY 2013
Concluded Compliance Actions	755	874	1,076	932	1,042	913	1,053	1,205	1,334	1,463	1,711
Employees Receiving Back Wages	4,527	4,040	5,767	5,380	5,513	7,004	8,085	8,828	9,341	11,693	11,103
Back Wages	$17,196,989	$17,581,435	$14,148,954	$13,206,629	$11,732,829	$17,568,554	$24,690,233	$22,934,544	$22,586,254	$27,810,032	$27,952,140

Service Contract Act (SCA)
Category	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016	FY 2015	FY 2014	FY 2013
Concluded Compliance Actions	436	591	775	744	818	832	772	796	775	735	916
Employees Receiving Back Wages	14,566	12,100	15,675	15,977	34,835	18,294	13,493	22,849	15,425	15,098	16,210
Back Wages	$24,452,517	$27,781,014	$33,979,645	$45,313,663	$72,191,441	$46,362,761	$34,202,178	$26,655,027	$35,000,869	$20,457,803	$35,545,937

Concluded Compliance Actions with Violations **

Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA)
Category	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016	FY 2015	FY 2014	FY 2013
Compliance Actions with Violations	533	597	737	676	760	612	696	781	800	966	1,140
Employees Receiving Back Wages	3,538	3,303	4,082	4,406	4,211	5,419	7,848	6,893	8,449	10,094	9,841
Back Wages	$14,920,496	$15,202,933	$12,476,931	$12,339,922	$10,715,187	$15,391,364	$29,689,594	$20,616,306	$23,560,777	$32,394,800	$27,842,440

Service Contract Act (SCA)
Category	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016	FY 2015	FY 2014	FY 2013
Compliance Actions with Violations	362	463	555	581	702	633	567	567	588	505	686
Employees Receiving Back Wages	14,430	12,078	15,104	15,543	34,812	17,973	13,123	22,392	14,157	14,087	15,521
Back Wages	$21,094,042	$23,770,896	$33,467,198	$43,612,467	$65,283,408	$40,669,999	$32,112,209	$25,597,879	$32,605,001	$19,060,953	$33,912,167

Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA)
Category	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016	FY 2015	FY 2014	FY 2013
Compliance Actions with Violations	237	233	282	279	309	345	372	398	393	498	601
Employees Receiving Back Wages	5,277	2,487	3,115	2,185	4,671	4,368	3,864	3,672	4,577	6,295	5,442
Back Wages	$4,295,260	$5,233,465	$1,166,928	$850,575	$3,431,966	$6,330,634	$2,443,657	$1,579,795	$3,009,930	$1,839,942	$2,196,136

Paid Sick Leave -- Federal Contractors (PSL E.O. 13706)
Category	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016	FY 2015	FY 2014	FY 2013
Compliance Actions with Violations	178	161	106	99	58	10	-	-	-	-	-
Employees Receiving Back Wages	481	122	104	77	34	405	-	-	-	-	-
Back Wages	$471,164	$44,854	$17,509	$25,319	$2,863	$310,636	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Recovered hours of sick leave	28,081	25,969	2	271	0	333	0	0	0	0	0
Workers with recovered sick leave	1,866	1,462	1	12	-	11	-	-	-	-	-

* Laws such as the FLSA may result in back wages within compliance actions initiated under a government contracts law.

** A single compliance action may result in violations under more than one law.