What a Idaho business has to have in writing
Idaho imposes one of the lightest written-policy loads in the country. There is no comprehensive privacy law, no data security statute, no state harassment policy or training mandate, no salary-range disclosure rule and no state OSHA plan, so federal OSHA covers private workplaces directly.
What Idaho does require sits in licensing and registration: contractors and public works contractors must register with DOPL, every business needs a Secretary of State and Tax Commission registration, and employers must post the Department of Labor notices, report new hires and carry workers' compensation.
The one voluntary written policy that pays for itself is a drug-free workplace program, which earns a workers' compensation premium credit.
Idaho has a rule of its own in 5 of the 14 areas, listed below. In 7 more we searched the state's own site and found nothing beyond the federal rule, but we have not finished writing up where we looked, so those are not shown yet. The remaining 2 areas we have not checked yet.
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Idaho rules for a 15–19 person general business
We check the same 14 areas of state law on every state page: breach notification, data security program, consumer privacy law, biometric and health data, harassment prevention, workplace safety programs, workplace violence prevention, insurance data security, state vendor security program, paid leave policies, required postings, pay transparency, licensing and certifications, and other written policies. Federal rules apply in most of these already. What this page adds is whether Idaho has a rule of its own on top. The federal rules every employer carries follow the Idaho rules. Each row names what you must write, post, file or certify, who enforces it, and links to the authority.
Breach Notification 1Who you must tell after a data breach, and how fast
State Vendor Security Program 1Certification a vendor needs before selling cloud services to the state
Required Postings 1The notices every workplace in the state must display
Licensing and Certifications 2Registrations, licenses and certifications a business or its staff must hold
Other Written Policies 4Any other document the state makes an employer write or hand out
Because You Are in Construction 2Industry layer
Because You Are in Food & Beverage 2Industry layer
Federal rules for a 15–19 person general business
Federal rules apply in every state, on top of the Idaho rules above.
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Sources
Idaho Attorney General - Security BreachesIdaho Legislature - Idaho Code § 28-51-105Idaho Department of Labor - Required PostersIdaho Department of Labor - Labor LawsIdaho Human Rights CommissionIdaho Secretary of State - Business ServicesIdaho SOSBiz online filing portalIdaho State Tax Commission - PermitsIdaho Department of Labor - BusinessesIdaho DOPL - ContractorsIdaho DOPL - Contractor Statutes, Rules and GuidanceIdaho DOPL - Public Works ContractorsIdaho DOPLIdaho Department of Health and Welfare - Food SafetyIdaho Legislature - IDAPA 16.02.19 Idaho Food CodeIdaho State Police - Alcohol Beverage ControlIdaho Legislature - Idaho Code § 72-1701Idaho Legislature - Idaho Code § 72-1716Idaho Industrial CommissionIdaho Department of Labor - Report New HiresIdaho Department of Health and WelfareIdaho Legislature - Idaho Code § 39-5503Idaho Division of Purchasing, Standard Terms and Conditions for Cloud ServicesIdaho Office of Information Technology Services, vendorsGovRAMP participating government organizations