Getting Paid
Idaho Code § 45-606 — the last paycheck by the next payday or ten days, forty-eight hours on written request
The last paycheck. On a layoff or any termination, the employer pays all wages then due by the earlier of the next regular payday or ten days, weekends and holidays excluded. On the employee's written request for earlier payment, it is due within forty-eight hours, weekends and holidays excluded.
If the employer misses that time, wages continue at the same rate until paid or for fifteen days, whichever is less, up to $750, or $500 if paid before a wage lien is filed.
Employers pay at least once each calendar month on regular paydays set in advance, and a pay period ends not more than fifteen days before its payday.
A wage claim is filed with the Department of Labor or in court within two years, or twelve months for a claim of more pay for a period already paid. A particular claim is a question for the department or a licensed Idaho attorney.
Sources for this section (4)
- Idaho Code § 45-606 — Payment of wages upon separation from employment
- Idaho Code § 45-607 — Penalty for failure to pay
- Idaho Code § 45-608 — Pay periods, penalty
- Idaho Code § 45-614 — Collection of wages, limitations
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Idaho attorney.