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Utah Labor and Employment FAQs

• Q: What Is Employment Discrimination?
  A: It is a discriminatory or prohibited employment practice to refuse to hire, promote, discharge, demote, terminate, or to retaliate against or to discriminate in … More
• Q: What Is The Law On Final Paychecks For Termination?
  A: Whenever an employer separates an employee from the employer's payroll the unpaid wages of the employee become due immediately, and the employer shall pay the wages to … More
• Q: What Is The Rule On Final Paychecks For A Resignation?
  A: If an employee does not have a written contract for a definite period and resigns the employee's employment, the wages earned and unpaid together with any deposit held … More
• Q: What Is The Rule On Final Paychecks For An Industrial Dispute?
  A: If work ceases as the result of an industrial dispute, the wages earned and unpaid at the time of this cessation become due and payable at the next regular payday, … More
• Q: What is the minimum wage in Utah?
  A: The Utah Minimum Wage Act outlines the requirements for employers in the payment of minimum wage, as well as articulating the allowable exemptions. Effective February … More
• Q: What Are The Exemptions From The Utah Minimum Wage Act?
  A: The minimum wage established in this chapter does not apply to: (a) any employee who is entitled to a minimum wage as provided in 29 U.S.C. Sec. 201 et seq., the … More
• Q: What Is The Minimum Wage For Tipped Employees?
  A: An employer of a tipped employee shall pay the tipped employee at least the minimum wage established by the Utah Minimum Wage Act. In computing a tipped employee's … More
• Q: Are There Exceptions To "at Will" Employment?
  A: First, where an employee is fired in a manner or for a reason that contravenes a recognized and established public policy, the at­will rule will not serve to … More

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