Section 72-1710 – LIMITATIONS OF EMPLOYER LIABILITY.
72-1710. LIMITATIONS OF EMPLOYER LIABILITY. (1) No cause of action arises in favor of any person based upon the absence of an employer established program or policy of drug or alcohol testing in accordance with this chapter. (2) No cause or action arises in favor of any person against an employer for any of the […]
Section 72-1602 – PURPOSE.
72-1602. PURPOSE. This chapter establishes an automated state directory of new hires to be administered by the department of labor for the purpose of securing for this state the maximum benefits of the act of congress, approved August 22, 1996, known as the "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996." The state directory […]
Section 72-1711 – FALSE TEST RESULT — PRESUMPTION AND LIMITATION OF DAMAGES IN CLAIM AGAINST EMPLOYER.
72-1711. FALSE TEST RESULT — PRESUMPTION AND LIMITATION OF DAMAGES IN CLAIM AGAINST EMPLOYER. (1) No cause of action arises in favor of any person against an employer who has established a program of drug and alcohol testing in accordance with this chapter, and who has taken any action based on its established substance abuse […]
Section 72-1603 – DEFINITIONS.
72-1603. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: (1) "Date of hire" or "date of rehire" means the actual commencement of employment of an employee for wages or other remuneration. (2) "Department" means the Idaho department of labor. (3) "Director" means the director of the Idaho department of labor. (4) "Employee" means an individual who is […]
Section 72-1712 – CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.
72-1712. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION. (1) All information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda or test results, written or otherwise, received through a substance abuse testing program shall be kept confidential, and are intended to be used only for an employer’s internal business use; or in a proceeding related to any action taken by or against an employer […]
Section 72-1604 – EMPLOYER REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
72-1604. EMPLOYER REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (1) Effective October 1, 1997, an employer doing business in the state of Idaho shall report to the department the hiring or rehiring of an employee who works in the state. The report shall contain: (a) The employee’s name, address and social security number; (b) The employer’s name, address and the […]
Section 72-1713 – EMPLOYEE NOT “DISABLED.”
72-1713. EMPLOYEE NOT "DISABLED." An employee or prospective employee whose drug or alcohol test results are verified or confirmed as positive in accordance with the provisions of this act shall not, by virtue of those results alone, be defined as a person with a "disability" for purposes of chapter 59, title 67, Idaho Code. History: […]
Section 72-1605 – USE OF NEW HIRE INFORMATION.
72-1605. USE OF NEW HIRE INFORMATION. (1) The information collected pursuant to this chapter shall be used only for the following purposes: (a) The department of health and welfare shall use the information to assist in its administration of any public assistance program and for child support enforcement purposes. (b) The department of labor shall […]
Section 72-1606 – COSTS.
72-1606. COSTS. By written agreement, the department of health and welfare shall agree to pay the department of labor all costs incurred by the department of labor under this chapter that are attributable to the department of health and welfare, including the cost of establishing and maintaining the state directory of new hires. In the […]
Section 72-1607 – RULES.
72-1607. RULES. The director may promulgate rules to administer this chapter, pursuant to chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code. History: [72-1607, added 1997, ch. 340, sec. 1, p. 1019.]