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Idaho minimum wage laws require the state minimum to mirror the federal minimum.

Both the Idaho minimum wageand the federal minimum wage increased in 2007 from $5.15 to $5.85 and again in 2008 from $5.85 to $6.55.

On July 24, 2009, the federal and Idaho minimum wage rates will again increase by 70 cents to $7.25 per hour.

Though this increase may create hardship for employers in this struggling economy, 2009 is the last scheduled increase for the federal minimum rate. At this time, no increase is scheduled for 2010.

Idaho state minimum wage covers the smaller employers. The Idaho minimum wage law is enforced by the Wage and Hour Division of the Idaho Department of Labor.

The remaining companies are covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which is enforced by the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor at www.dol.gov.

FLSA covers several different types of employers, (more…)