Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter 24.16 - WAGES AND HOURS
Subchapter 24.16.75 - Wage Claims
Rule 24.16.7566 - PENALTY FOR CLAIMS INVOLVING OTHER KINDS OF COMPENSATION
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 24.16.7566
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) For determinations involving claims filed on or after October 1, 1993, if none of the special circumstances of ARM 24.16.7556 apply, penalties are calculated as follows:
(a) a penalty equal to
55% of the wages determined to be due to the employee will be imposed in all
determinations issued by the department; but
(b) the department will reduce the penalty to
15% of the wages determined to be due if the employer pays the wages found due
in the time period specified in the determination as well as a penalty equal to
15% of that amount.
(2) If a claim involves any of the special circumstances of ARM 24.16.7556, the department will impose the maximum penalty allowed by law.
(3) The penalty calculated according to this rule may be reduced only upon the mutual agreement of the parties and the department.
39-3-202 MCA; IMP, 39-3-206 MCA;
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