When your final paycheck is due in Idaho
In Idaho, if you are fired or laid off, your final paycheck is due on the next regular payday or within 10 days (not counting weekends and holidays), whichever is earlier; within 48 hours of a written request. The same rule applies if you quit.
- Fired or laid off
- Next regular payday or within 10 days (not counting weekends and holidays), whichever is earlier; within 48 hours of a written request
- If you quit
- Same as fired or laid off
- If the employer pays late
- Wages continue for up to 15 days (capped at $750, or $500 if paid before a lien is filed); in court, the employee gets that penalty or 3 times the unpaid wages, whichever is greater, plus fees.
- Filing a wage claim
- File a wage claim online with the Idaho Department of Labor.
The 48-hour window also excludes weekends and holidays.
The law
Idaho Code §§ 45-606, 45-607, 45-615. Read the statute or the state agency’s page.
Checked against the statute in October 2026. Laws change, so confirm the current rule before you rely on it.
What to do next
If the deadline has passed, ask for the wages in writing first and keep a copy. The free first letter in the Wage Claim Letters kit does this. If that doesn’t work, file a wage claim with the agency listed above. The final paycheck lookup compares states side by side.
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- Washington, D.C.
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General information about Idaho law, not legal advice, and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Wage Claim Letters is a self-help template kit from Kits For That.