{"id":5197,"date":"2016-09-16T16:30:14","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T16:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=5197"},"modified":"2016-09-16T16:30:14","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T16:30:14","slug":"can-employer-idaho-pay-employees-non-monetary-compensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/can-employer-idaho-pay-employees-non-monetary-compensation\/","title":{"rendered":"Can an employer in Idaho pay employees in non-monetary compensation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By <\/span>Joseph G. Ballstaedt<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Yes, an employer in Idaho can pay employee with non-monetary compensation, and most do to some extent. Non-monetary compensation is any work benefit that isn\u2019t paid in cash, with a check, or by deposit into the employee\u2019s bank account. See Paolini v. Albertson’s, Inc.<\/i>, 143 Idaho 547, 550, 149 P.3d 822, 825 (2006). Sometimes these benefits are called “incidental benefits.” Examples include paid time off, retirement matching, entertainment, daycare services, gym membership discounts, tuition assistance, free magazine subscriptions, stock options, room and board, and health care benefits. These benefits allow employers to provide their employees more value without directly putting more money in their pockets, and sometimes the employer is able to directly deduct the value of these benefits from the amount the employer would otherwise pay the employee. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There are limits, however, on an employer\u2019s use of non-monetary compensation. Under Idaho law, at least some compensation must be paid in cash. See <\/i>Idaho Code \u00a7 45-608 (“Employers shall<\/i> pay all<\/i> wages due to their employees .\u3000.\u3000. in lawful money of the United States or with checks .\u3000.\u3000.\u3000.” (emphasis added)). For example, an employer cannot pay an employee purely in tuition assistance, even if the value of this benefit is equal to or greater than minimum wage.<\/p>\n

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