ID H0075

Wage claims filed with the department are limited to the same dollar amount that limits small claims actions before the magistrate's division of district court, excluding potential penalties.

Contested case provisions of the Idaho administrative procedures act do not apply to wage claim proceedings.

Department compliance officers examine wage claims and determine entitlements to unpaid wages and penalties, with penalties only awarded if wages were withheld willfully, arbitrarily, and without just cause.

Notices and determinations may now be served by electronic transmission in addition to personal delivery or mail, with electronic service deemed complete on the date notice is transmitted.

Appeals of wage claim determinations may be filed by personal delivery, mail, electronic transmission, or fax, with specific timing rules for each method including treatment of after-hours electronic filings as filed on the next business day.