Section 44-1509 – DISCHARGING OR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST EMPLOYEE’S ASSERTING RIGHTS UNDER MINIMUM WAGE LAW PROHIBITED.
44-1509. DISCHARGING OR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST EMPLOYEE’S ASSERTING RIGHTS UNDER MINIMUM WAGE LAW PROHIBITED. No employer shall discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee: (1) Because the employee has made complaint that he has not been paid wages in accordance with chapter 15, title 44, Idaho Code. (2) Because the employee has caused […]
Section 44-1616 – VIOLATIONS — PENALTY.
44-1616. VIOLATIONS — PENALTY. (1) Any person who intentionally defaces, alters or changes a farm labor contractor license, or who uses the license of another, or who knowingly permits another person to use his license or acts as a farm labor contractor without a license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine […]
Section 44-1601 – DEFINITIONS.
44-1601. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: (1) "Agricultural association" means any nonprofit or cooperative association of farmers, growers or ranchers, incorporated or qualified under applicable state law. (2) "Agricultural employer" means any person engaged in any activity included within the definition of "agriculture" in subsection (3) of this section. (3) "Agriculture" includes farming in […]
Section 44-1602 – EXEMPTIONS.
44-1602. EXEMPTIONS. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following: (1) An agricultural association engaged in farm labor contracting activities exclusively for members of that association. (2) Any individual engaged in farm labor contracting for an agricultural operation owned or operated exclusively by such individual or a member of such individual’s immediate […]
Section 44-1603 – LICENSE — APPLICATION — CONTENTS.
44-1603. LICENSE — APPLICATION — CONTENTS. (1) Except as otherwise provided, no person shall act as a farm labor contractor unless such person holds a valid license issued by the department. (2) An application for a farm labor contractor’s license shall be sworn to by the applicant and shall be submitted on a form prescribed […]
Section 44-1604 – APPLICANT — PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY — PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.
44-1604. APPLICANT — PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY — PAYMENT OF CLAIMS. (1) Each applicant shall submit with the application and shall continually maintain proof of financial responsibility to ensure the prompt payment of employees’ wages pursuant to chapter 6, title 45, Idaho Code, and the payment of any claims awarded pursuant to section 44-1613, Idaho […]
Section 44-1605 – APPLICATION FEE — APPROPRIATION.
44-1605. APPLICATION FEE — APPROPRIATION. Each application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250). All fees collected shall be continuously appropriated to the department and used for the administration of this chapter. History: [44-1605, added 2002, ch. 328, sec. 1, p. 923.]
Section 44-1606 – DEPARTMENT — LICENSING DUTIES — LICENSE — TERM — RENEWAL FEE.
44-1606. DEPARTMENT — LICENSING DUTIES — LICENSE — TERM — RENEWAL FEE. (1) The department shall issue licenses to persons who are at least eighteen (18) years of age and who have shown themselves to be fit, competent and qualified to engage in the business of farm labor contracting. Factors to be considered by the […]
Section 44-1407 – NOTICE PREREQUISITE TO MAINTENANCE OF ACTION.
44-1407. NOTICE PREREQUISITE TO MAINTENANCE OF ACTION. No action for the recovery of compensation for injuries or death under this chapter shall be maintained unless notice of the time, place and cause of the injury is given to the employer within one hundred and fifty (150) days, and the action is commenced within one (1) […]
Section 44-1501 – SHORT TITLE.
44-1501. SHORT TITLE. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Minimum Wage Law." History: [44-1501, added 1955, ch. 154, sec. 1, p. 301.]