{"data":{"id":"us-mt/39-3-207","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"39-3-207","heading":"Period within which employee may recover wages and penalties.","body":"(1) An employee may recover all wages and penalties provided for the violation of 39-3-206 by filing a complaint within 180 days of default or delay in the payment of wages.\n(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), an employee may recover wages and penalties for a period of 2 years prior to the date on which the claim is filed if the employee is still employed by the employer or for a period of 2 years prior to the date of the employee's last date of employment.\n(3) If an employer has engaged in repeated violations, an employee may recover wages and penalties for a period of 3 years from the date on which a claim is filed if the employee is still employed by the employer or for a period of 3 years prior to the date of the employee's last date of employment.","path":["TITLE 39. LABOR","CHAPTER 3. WAGES AND WAGE PROTECTION","Part 2. Payment of Wages"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0390/chapter_0030/part_0020/section_0070/0390-0030-0020-0070.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:25Z","sha256":"ade7bb21d4ca0365cd34635b01663612fb7c706b38e0d0a4fc4f79a92ac3113d","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/39-3-206","next":"us-mt/39-3-208"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}