Title 27 — Title 27 — Labor And Employment
15 chapters · 410 sections in this title.
W.S. § 27-1-101 defined
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defined. "Manufacturing establishment" defined; "person" Manufacturing establishments, as those words are used in this act, shall mean and include all smelters, oil refineries, cement works, mills of every kind, machine and repair shops, and in addition to the foregoing, any othe…
W.S. § 27-1-102 Doors at public places to open outward; handrails on stairs; enforcement
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Doors at public places to open outward; handrails on stairs; enforcement. All doors leading into or to any manufacturing establishment, mills, workshops, offices, bakeries, laundries, stores, hotels, theaters, halls, or other buildings in which people are employed, shall be so co…
W.S. § 27-1-103 Safety devices on elevators and machinery
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Safety devices on elevators and machinery. The openings of all hoistways, hatchways, elevators, well holes and stairways in manufacturing establishments, mills, workshops, bakeries, laundries, stores, hotels, theaters, halls, or any other kind of establishment where labor is empl…
W.S. § 27-1-104 Mines and interstate railroads exempt
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Mines and interstate railroads exempt. Nothing herein contained, as applied to inspection and application of safety devices, shall be construed to be applicable to coal and metalliferous mines and workshops connected therewith, nor to railroads engaged in interstate commerce and …
W.S. § 27-1-105 Employees' contract releasing employer from personal injury liability void
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Employees' contract releasing employer from personal injury liability void. It shall be unlawful for any person, company or corporation to require of its servants or employees, as a condition of their employment or otherwise, any contract or agreement whereby such person, company…
W.S. § 27-1-106 Certain nonresident employers required to post bond; exceptions
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Certain nonresident employers required to post bond; exceptions. (a) All firms, corporations or employers of any kind who are nonresident employers and expect to pay wages in the state of Wyoming in excess of four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) in any month as a result of conductin…
W.S. § 27-1-107 Nonresident employers to post bond; penalty
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Nonresident employers to post bond; penalty. Any person or persons, corporation, agent, manager or employer who shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of W.S. 27-1-106 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall for each offense,…
W.S. § 27-1-108 Penalties generally
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Penalties generally. Any person who violates or omits to comply with any of the provisions of this act, or any final order of the department of workforce services is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,…
W.S. § 27-1-109 Prosecution of violations
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Prosecution of violations. The district attorney for any county in this state shall, upon receipt of a verified complaint from the director of the department of workforce services or a final agency decision of the department of workforce services prosecute to termination before a…
W.S. § 27-1-110 chairman
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chairman. State rehabilitation council; membership; (a) There is established a permanent council within the department of workforce services to be known as the Wyoming governor's state rehabilitation council, to consist of: (i) At least one (1) representative of the statewide ind…
W.S. § 27-1-111 Duties of council and department
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Duties of council and department. The department of workforce services, with advice of the council, shall carry on a continuing program to promote the employment of physically, mentally, emotionally and otherwise handicapped persons by creating statewide interest in the rehabilit…
W.S. § 27-1-112 donations
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donations. Authority of council to receive gifts, grants or The department of workforce services, on behalf of the council, is authorized to receive any gifts, grants or donations made for any of the purposes of its program.
W.S. § 27-1-113 Employer immunity for disclosure of certain employee information; rebuttal of presumption
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Employer immunity for disclosure of certain employee information; rebuttal of presumption. (a) An employer who discloses information about a former employee's job performance to a prospective employer or to an employer of the former employee is presumed to be acting in good faith…
W.S. § 27-1-114 Temporary employment fees
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Temporary employment fees. (a) A temporary service contractor for temporary workers is not entitled to collect a fee from an employer for the permanent employment of a temporary worker placed by the temporary service contractor, unless the employer is notified in writing of the e…
W.S. § 27-1-115 State directory of new hires; requirements; exceptions; definitions
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State directory of new hires; requirements; exceptions; definitions. (a) A department designated by the governor shall maintain a directory of new hires using information provided by employers in the state. The department shall use the information in the directory of new hires to…
W.S. § 27-1-116 Business relationship between franchisors and franchisees; business relationship between franchisors and employees of franchisees
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Business relationship between franchisors and franchisees; business relationship between franchisors and employees of franchisees. (a) Neither a franchisee nor a franchisee's employee shall be deemed to be an employee of the franchisor for any purpose under this title, unless oth…
W.S. § 27-1-117 (a) Portable benefit accounts
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(a) Portable benefit accounts. As used in this section: (i) "Financial institution" means any bank, savings and loan association or credit union chartered under the laws of Wyoming, the laws of the United States or the laws of another territory or state of the United States that …