Unpaid Wages Demand Letter in Idaho
A letter asking an employer to pay wages you are owed, before you file a wage claim with your state labor agency or the U.S. Department of Labor. Keep copies of pay stubs, schedules and messages.
What Idaho law says
| Final paycheck if fired or laid off | By the next regularly scheduled payday or within 10 days (excluding weekends and holidays), whichever comes first. If the employee asks in writing for earlier payment, wages are due within 48 hours of the request (excluding weekends and holidays). This applies to layoffs and firings. Source: Idaho Code § 45-606(1) |
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| Final paycheck if you quit | Same rule as for firing: by the next regularly scheduled payday or within 10 days (excluding weekends and holidays), whichever comes first, or within 48 hours of a written request for earlier payment. Source: Idaho Code § 45-606(1) |
| Minimum wage | $7.25 per hour. By law, Idaho's minimum wage matches and tracks the federal minimum wage. Workers under 20 may be paid $4.25 per hour during their first 90 consecutive days on the job. Source: Idaho Code § 44-1502(1), (3) |
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[today's date]
To: [employer name], [employer address]
From: [your name], [your address]
I worked for you as [job title] from [start date] to [end date or present]. You have not paid me $[amount owed] for [the hours, overtime, final paycheck or tips owed], covering [dates owed].
Please pay this amount by [payment deadline] by [payment method].
If I do not receive payment, I plan to file a wage claim with [state labor agency] and pursue any other remedies the law allows.
[your name] [phone or email]
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