2026 EBP Enforcement Risk Index

State by State Analysis for Audit Firms | Powered by DOL & EBSA Data

$1.4B

Recovered (FY2025)

878

Civil Investigations (FY2025)

63%

Resulted in Action (FY2025)

Data sources: EBSA Enforcement Fact Sheets FY2023 through FY2025, Form 5500 FOIA Datasets (Plan Years 2022, 2023, 2024), EBSA OCATS, DOL Newsroom Enforcement Releases

Enforcement Risk by State

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National Enforcement Trends

EBSA enforcement activity by fiscal year

Civil Investigations Closed

Total Recoveries ($B)

Voluntary Compliance Filings

Enforcement Action Types

Distribution of violation types from publicized enforcement actions (2023 through 2025)

State Risk Rankings

All 50 states and DC ranked by composite enforcement risk score

Rank ▲	State ▲	Tier ▲	Score ▲	Total Plans ▲	Cases ▲	Penalty Density ▲	Investigation Rate ▲

Violation Type Breakdown

Notable Enforcement Cases

Implication for EBP Audit Teams

Year over Year Plan Growth

EBSA Enforcement Focus Areas

Current areas of EBSA enforcement attention based on recent activity and guidance