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Idaho

    Region
    Idaho
    Required to Report
    Optional
    What to Report
    Any Pesticide-Related Exposure
    State Office
    Department of Agriculture
    Reporting Notes

    Please visit the Idaho Department of Agriculture's Environmental Toxicology website for more information:http://www.agri.state.id.us/Categories/Pesticides/Toxicology/indextoxicology.php

    WPS Enforcement
    Worker Protection Standard Enforcement Agency

    Department of Agriculture, Divison of Agricultural Resources: http://www.agri.state.id.us/Categories/Pesticides/workerProtection/indexworker_protection.php

    Coverage for Farmworkers
    Required
    Limitations
    (farm labor contracting included in required coverage)
    Statute
    Idaho Code Ann. § 72-203 (2009)
    Coverage for Undocumented Workers
    No
    Case Law
    Idaho Code Ann. § 72-1366(19)(a) (benefits not payable to alien unless alien was lawfully admitted for permanent residence, was lawfully present for purposes of working, or was permanently residing in the United States under color of law).
    Benefits Available for Undocumented Workers
    No benefits are provided to undocumented workers.
    Additional Information
    Farmworkers are covered the same as other employees. Farm labor contractors are jointly and severally liable with the grower/employer for paying for workers' comp. Idaho Code Ann. § 72-216 (2009).