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LegalConsumer.com has been providing free tools and legal information to Idaho consumers since 2006.

Free legal information and tools to help you assert your rights under federal, state, and local laws that affect consumers, including probate, estate planning, and bankruptcy.

We also encourage civic engagement and democracy. Please check to see if your elected representatives vote to protect consumers or side with those who profit from shady business practices.

If you need help with your consumer law issue, we offer ways to connect you with lawyers who can help with such problems as probate, bankruptcy,  auto accidents, personal injury, DUI, and Immigration.

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Idaho Inheritance Law & Probate Procedure


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Idaho Unemployment Benefits

  • Benefit Amounts in Idaho: Learn how unemployment works, how much you'll get, and for how long.
    • Minimum
      • $72 per week
    • Maximum
      • $532 per week
    • Duration
      • In Idaho, the duration of benefits depends on the state's unemployment rate when you apply and on your earnings during the base period: the more of your wages you earned outside of the highest paid quarter of the base period, the longer you will receive benefits. (In other words, if you earned almost all of your wages in the highest paid quarter, your benefits will last for a shorter time than if your wages were more evenly spread out.) The maximum period for which you can receive benefits ranges from 10 to 26 weeks

  • Eligibility: >Whether you qualify for unemployment.
  • How to Apply: How to apply for unemployment in Idaho.
  • Unemployment Office Near Me? How to find your local unemployment office.
  • COVID-19 Benefits: We tracked the rise and fall of COVID-19 unemployment benefit payments.
  • Idaho Wage & Hour Law

    • Idaho Minimum Wage:  
      • The minimum wage in Idaho is the same as the federal minimum wage: $7.25 an hour.

        Ada County Minimum Wage

        The minimum wage in Ada County is $7.25 an hour, the state minimum wage. Idaho law prohibits city and county governments from adopting a local minimum wage that's higher than the state minimum wage. 

        Boise Minimum Wage

        The minimum wage in Boise, Idaho, is $7.25 an hour, the state minimum wage. Idaho law prohibits city and county governments from adopting a local minimum wage that's higher than the state minimum wage.

    • Overtime Pay: Every state has rules about weekly maximum hours and overtime. Learn about the overtime laws in Idaho and whether they apply to you.
    • Wage Claims: If you're being unlawfully underpaid, you need to learn how to file a "Wage Claim" in Idaho. 
    • Tips : Every state has special pay rates for tipped workers. Find out the rules for tipped workers in Idaho.
      • In Idaho, your employer may pay you a minimum wage of $3.35 an hour, as long as you earn enough in tips to bring your total hourly pay up to the full minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. If you don’t earn enough in tips to bring your compensation to the full minimum wage, your employer must make up the difference.


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Access to Justice for Consumers

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