Idaho Fly Shop Owner Gets Jail Time on Workers’ Comp Law
A state judge has ordered a Coeur d’Alene, Idaho fly shop owner to serve five days in jail for violating a court order stemming from allegations he failed to provide workers’ compensation insurance.
The Idaho Industrial Commission announced the penalty in September for Joe Roope Jr., owner of Joe Roope’s Castaway Fly Shop Inc.
The commission won a judgment against Roope in 2011 after the store’s workers’ compensation policy lapsed for eight months. Commission officials also say the 2011 lapse followed two other periods where the business operated without insurance for workers.
A state court ordered Roope to close his business until he obtained insurance, a requirement under Idaho law.
In a statement, Roope did not address the commission’s allegations, but said the shop now has insurance and remains open for business.
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