Idaho Code 45-613 – Discharging or Retaliating Against Employees Asserting Rights Under This Chapter
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Terms Used In Idaho Code 45-613
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Department: means the department of labor. See Idaho Code 45-601
- Employee: means any person suffered or permitted to work by an employer. See Idaho Code 45-601
- Employer: means any individual, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, corporation, the administrator or executor of the estate of a deceased individual, or the receiver, trustee, or successor of any of the same, employing any person. See Idaho Code 45-601
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
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.