DOL Employee Benefits Security Administration
EBSA enforces ERISA's fiduciary and disclosure rules for private-sector retirement and health plans through civil investigations, criminal referrals, informal complaint resolution, and voluntary correction programs. Its fiscal year runs October 1 to September 30, and it publishes an annual enforcement fact sheet each year.
| Category | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Investigations Closed | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ○ |
| Criminal Investigations Closed | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ○ |
| Monetary Recoveries | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ○ |
| Informal Complaint Resolutions | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ○ |
| Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ○ |
● sourced dataset available · ○ dataset pending additional source verification · — not covered in this dataset
Civil investigations into plan fiduciaries, service providers, and administrators that EBSA closed in the fiscal year, with or without an enforcement outcome.
Criminal investigations into plan-related theft, kickbacks, and fraud that EBSA's Office of Criminal Enforcement closed, including cases referred for prosecution.
Total monetary results EBSA obtained for plans, participants, and beneficiaries through civil enforcement and informal resolution.
Benefit-claim complaints and inquiries EBSA's Benefits Advisors resolved informally, without opening a formal investigation.
Applications processed and correction amounts reported under the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program and the Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program.