2013 Idaho Statutes
Title 2 - JURIES AND JURORS
Chapter 2 - JURY SELECTION AND SERVICE
Section 2-218 - EMPLOYER PROHIBITED FROM PENALIZING EMPLOYEE FOR JURY SERVICE -- PENALTY -- ACTION BY DISCHARGED EMPLOYEE FOR LOST WAGES.
(2) Any employer who violates subsection (1) of this section is guilty of criminal contempt and upon conviction may be fined not more than three hundred dollars ($300).
(3) If an employer discharges an employee in violation of subsection (1) of this section the employee within sixty (60) days may bring a civil action for recovery of treble the amount of wages lost as a result of the violation and for an order requiring the reinstatement of the employee. If he prevails, the employee shall be allowed a reasonable attorney's fee fixed by the court.
History:
[2-218, added 1971, ch. 169, sec. 17, p. 799; am. 1987, ch. 65, sec. 1, p. 116.]
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