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Utah Labor and Employment FAQs

• What is Employment Discrimination?
  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
• What is the Law on Final Paychecks for Termination?
  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
• What is the Rule on Final Paychecks for a Resignation?
  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
• What is the Rule on Final Paychecks for an Industrial Dispute?
  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
• What is the Minimum Wage?
  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
• What are the Exemptions from the Utah Minimum Wage Act?
  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
• What is the Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees?
  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
• Are There Exceptions to “At Will” Employment?
  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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