TITLE 44

LABOR

CHAPTER 16

FARM LABOR CONTRACTOR LICENSING

44-1613.  Private right of action. Except as provided for in section 44-1612, Idaho Code, any person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive relief, damages or both. If the court finds that any person violated any of the provisions of this chapter, it shall award actual damages, plus an amount equal to treble the amount of actual damages, or one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation, whichever is greater. The court shall also award a prevailing plaintiff reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. No action under this section may be commenced later than two (2) years after the date of the violation giving rise to the right of action.

History:

[44-1613, added 2002, ch. 328, sec. 1, p. 927.]