To protect workers and employers, labor laws set standards for minimum wage, overtime, child labor, wage payment, farm labor, discrimination and more. Make sure your business is following the law.
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Layoff Assistance and WARN Notices
The Idaho Department of Labor can help with layoffs including downsizing as a result of foreign trade. WARN notices are required to give workers at least 60 days notice before mass layoffs.
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Agricultural Services
All farm labor contractors in Idaho must be licensed to hire migrant or seasonal agricultural workers and minimum wage is required with a few exceptions.
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Idaho Human Rights Commission
The Commission administers state and federal anti-discrimination laws in Idaho.
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State and Federal Labor Laws
State Laws
- All Idaho Labor Statutes: Title 44
- Minimum wage requirements: Title 44, Chapter 15, Idaho Code
- Payment of wages: Title 45, Chapter 6, Idaho Code
- Farm Labor Contractor Licensing Law: Title 44, Chapter 16, Idaho Code
- Garnishment Laws: Title 8
Federal Laws
Davis-Bacon Act
The federal Davis Bacon Act requires contractors and subcontractors to pay at least minimum wage — the prevailing wage — and fringe benefits to anyone working directly on construction, alteration or repair including painting and decorating of public buildings or public works under federal contracts. Davis-Bacon prevailing wages are determined by the U.S. Secretary of Labor and are based on wages and fringe benefits paid to laborers working on similar projects in the same area.
The Davis-Bacon Act is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Labor. To contact a regional U.S. Labor office call:
Northern Idaho – (509) 353-2793 or (866) 487-9243
All other areas in Idaho – (208) 321-2987 or (503) 326-3057
Find more information at the U.S. Department of Labor website.
Contact an Idaho Labor Law Rep
Have a question about Idaho’s labor laws or a wage claim? Get help from one of the following contacts.
Boise/Central Idaho Area
Anita Metro
Labor Compliance Officer
Phone: (208) 332-3579 ext. 3506
Anita.Metro@labor.idaho.gov
Fax: (208) 639-3257
317 W. Main St.
Boise ID 83735-0030
Canyon County/Western Idaho Area
Marina Reynoso
Labor Compliance Officer
Phone: (208) 332-3579 ext. 3195
Marina.Reynoso@labor.idaho.gov
Fax: (208) 639-3257
4514 Thomas Jefferson Ave.
Caldwell ID 83605-5100
Kootenai County/Northern Idaho Area
Martina Phillips
Labor Compliance Officer
Phone: (208) 332-3579 ext. 3532
Martina.Phillips@labor.idaho.gov
Fax: (208) 639-3257
600 N. Thornton St.
Post Falls, ID 83854
Pocatello/Southeastern Idaho Area
Artie L. Holmes
Program Supervisor
Labor Compliance Officer
Phone: (208) 332-3579 ext. 3659
Artie.Holmes@labor.idaho.gov
Fax: (208) 639-3257
430 N 5th Ave.
Pocatello, ID 83205-4087
Idaho Falls/Eastern Idaho Area
Paul Withers
Labor Compliance Officer
Phone: (208) 332-3579 ext. 3559
Paul.Withers@labor.idaho.gov
Fax: (208) 639-3257
1515 East Lincoln Road
Idaho Falls, ID 83401-2129