Idaho § 45-611 - Wages that are in dispute
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 45-611 — Wages that are in dispute, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-611. Wages that are in dispute
(1) In case of a dispute as to the amount of wages due an employee, the employer shall pay, without condition and within the time set by this chapter, all wages, or parts thereof, conceded by the employer to be due, leaving to the employee all remedies the employee might otherwise be entitled to, including those provided under this chapter, as to any balance claimed. Whenever an employer pays all wages not in dispute within the time limits set forth in section 45-606 , Idaho Code, no penalties may be assessed under this chapter, unless it can be shown that the remaining balance of wages due were withheld willfully, arbitrarily and without just cause.
(2) The acceptance by an employee of a check with any restrictive endorsement as payment under this section shall not constitute a release or accord and satisfaction with respect to the disputed amount.
[45-611, added 1989, ch. 280, sec. 12, p. 681; am. 1999, ch. 51, sec. 12, p. 120.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-611 ("Wages that are in dispute") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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