Idaho
This guide provides an overview of legal requirements related to group life insurance and disability benefits in Idaho.
Idaho does not have a family and medical leave law applicable to private sector employers.
Idaho considers different factors to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under its workers compensation law and unemployment insurance law, and for tax withholding purposes. This guide provides an in-depth review of Idaho employment law requirements with respect to independent contractors.
This guide provides HR and payroll professionals with compliance guidance regarding the test for employee state unemployment insurance (SUI) tax coverage and what constitutes SUI taxable wages in Idaho. It covers topics such as the taxable wage base, contribution rates, experience rating methods, SUTA dumping prevention, voluntary contributions, joint or combined accounts, quarterly reporting requirements, penalties for late filing, benefit overpayments, multiple worksite reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Table of contents containing links to all the policy statements available for Idaho, which together combine to form a suggested supplement to an employee handbook.
Idaho employers seeking to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of jury duty leave and to demonstrate compliance with Idaho's jury duty leave law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Idaho employers seeking to prohibit smoking in the workplace should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Idaho employers seeking to explain how the handbook and supplement should be read together and that neither the handbook nor the supplement alter an employee's at-will status should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Idaho employers should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
In addition to federal posting requirements, an Idaho employer should ensure compliance with individual state and local requirements for workplace posters. This chart contains information regarding Idaho-specific notice posting requirements.