Idaho § 45-613 - Discharging or retaliating against employees asserting rights under this chapter
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 45-613 — Discharging or retaliating against employees asserting rights under this chapter, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-613. Discharging or retaliating against employees asserting rights under this chapter
No employer shall discharge or in any other manner retaliate against any employee because that employee has made a complaint to the employer, or to the department, or filed suit alleging that the employee has not been paid in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or because the employee has testified or may be about to testify in an investigation or hearing undertaken by the department. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to otherwise restrict the discipline or termination of an employee.
[45-613, added 1989, ch. 280, sec. 14, p. 682; am. 1996, ch. 421, sec. 36, p. 1429; am. 1999, ch. 51, sec. 14, p. 121.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-613 ("Discharging or retaliating against employees asserting rights under this chapter") 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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