Title 19, Title 19 — Defense Forces And Affairs
16 chapters · 167 sections in this title.
W.S. § 19-11-102 Purpose
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Purpose. (a) In order to provide for, strengthen and expedite the national security under conditions which threaten the peace and security of the United States and to enable those citizens of this state who perform service in the uniformed services to more successfully devote the…
W.S. § 19-11-103 Definitions
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Definitions. (a) As used in this article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (i) "Appointed official" means a person holding an appointed position or office with any department, board, commission or agency of the state, or of any political subdivision or municipal cor…
W.S. § 19-11-104 Discrimination prohibited
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Discrimination prohibited. (a) A person who is a member of, applies to be a member of, performs, has performed, applies to perform or has an obligation to perform service in an uniformed service shall not be denied initial employment, reemployment, retention in employment, promot…
W.S. § 19-11-105 Awarding of costs and fees
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Awarding of costs and fees. (a) In any administrative or court proceeding which is brought by or against an employer or prior employer in connection with a claim under W.S. 19-11-104 or 19-11-111, the prevailing member may be awarded a judgment or a settlement against an employer…
W.S. § 19-11-106 Compensation
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Compensation. (a) Any private or public employer in this state is hereby authorized to pay compensation to any employee who leaves employment to perform service in the uniformed services. If the employer elects to pay the compensation, it shall be paid on a uniform basis to all s…
W.S. § 19-11-107 Leave status
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Leave status. (a) Any employee who leaves employment in order to perform service in the uniformed services shall be treated as being on military leave of absence during the period of service in the uniformed services, provided that he applies for reemployment in accordance with t…
W.S. § 19-11-108 Leave of absence for state, city or county officers and employees; training programs
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Leave of absence for state, city or county officers and employees; training programs. (a) Any member of the national guard of any state or United States armed forces reserve who is an officer or employee of this state or any political subdivision, municipal corporation or any pub…
W.S. § 19-11-109 Life and health and accident insurance
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Life and health and accident insurance. (a) The provisions of this section shall be applicable to any group life insurance, group insurance, family group, blanket and franchise health and accident insurance and health care services plan provided by any private or public employer …
W.S. § 19-11-110 Worker’s compensation benefits; supplementary earnings; voluntary suspension
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Worker’s compensation benefits; supplementary earnings; voluntary suspension. (a) Any employee receiving supplemental earnings benefits pursuant to the provisions of the Worker’s Compensation Act who is called to service in the uniformed services, is found to be medically deploya…
W.S. § 19-11-111 Right of reinstatement to former employment
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Right of reinstatement to former employment. (a) Any person who is absent from a position of employment by reason of service in the uniformed services shall be entitled to the reemployment rights and benefits and other employment benefits of this article within ten (10) days of a…
W.S. § 19-11-112 Retirement credit
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Retirement credit. (a) Any employee who completes his service in the uniformed services and applies for reemployment upon release from service in the uniformed services or discharge from hospitalization incidental to his service in uniformed service shall be entitled to receive c…
W.S. § 19-11-113 Contributions, payment during military service
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Contributions, payment during military service. Any employee may, at his option, pay the required employee contributions to the retirement system, pension fund or employee benefit plan applicable to his employment during his period of service in the uniformed services if the paym…
W.S. § 19-11-114 Employee pension benefit plans
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Employee pension benefit plans. (a) Every private employer in this state who maintains a defined benefit plan as defined by 29 U.S.C. 1002(35) shall credit the employee with his period of service in the uniformed services towards retirement eligibility and vesting under the plan,…
W.S. § 19-11-115 State retirement systems; payment of contributions; interest
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State retirement systems; payment of contributions; interest. (a) Any employee who did not elect to make employee contributions pursuant to W.S. 19-11-113 to the state retirement system applicable to his employment during his period of service in the uniformed services shall be e…
W.S. § 19-11-116 Payment of death and survivor benefits; state retirement
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Payment of death and survivor benefits; state retirement. (a) The employee's period of service in the uniformed services shall be counted as creditable service in the state retirement system in which he was a member for determining eligibility for death and survivor benefits and …
W.S. § 19-11-117 Inapplicability to deferred retirement option plans; state retirement
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Inapplicability to deferred retirement option plans; state retirement. The provisions of this article are inapplicable with respect to employees who are participants in a deferred retirement option plan.
W.S. § 19-11-118 License validity; renewals, suspension of fees
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License validity; renewals, suspension of fees. The payment of any reinstatement or licensing fee or the application for renewal of any license imposed by the state or any public or governmental entity which the person who performs service in the uniformed services validly holds …
W.S. § 19-11-119 Professional and occupational licenses; renewal fees waived; educational requirements
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Professional and occupational licenses; renewal fees waived; educational requirements. The person who performed service in the uniformed services shall be exempted from the payment of any reinstatement or licensing renewal fee required by any profession or occupation governed by …
W.S. § 19-11-120 Academic penalties prohibited
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Academic penalties prohibited. (a) No student member of any uniformed service of the United States shall have his education, including but not limited to colleges and universities, vocational or technical or trade schools or secondary educational institutions, unnecessarily disru…
W.S. § 19-11-121 District courts; jurisdiction; venue; preference docket
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District courts; jurisdiction; venue; preference docket. (a) In the case of an action against the state, the district court in which the state or any of its political subdivisions exercises authority or conducts its business shall have jurisdiction to hear actions to enforce the …
W.S. § 19-11-122 Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; application to national guard; penalty for violation of rights; enforcement; preferences
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Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; application to national guard; penalty for violation of rights; enforcement; preferences. (a) Members of the Wyoming national guard ordered to active state service by the state or federal government for a period of more than thirty (30) consecutiv…
W.S. § 19-11-123 Award of attorney fees
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Award of attorney fees. In any proceeding employed to enforce any of the provisions of this act, the court shall award reasonable litigation expenses including reasonable attorney's fees.
W.S. § 19-11-124 Vacancies in elected office
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Vacancies in elected office. No vacancy in the office of an elected official shall be deemed to have occurred by reason of his absence when the official is called to service in the uniformed services. No change in the residence of an elected official is deemed to have occurred by…
W.S. § 19-11-125 Termination, suspension or reinstatement of contract services
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Termination, suspension or reinstatement of contract services. (a) A person ordered to active service in the uniformed services, or a person already in active service in the uniformed services and transferred, for a period of more than thirty (30) but not more than one hundred ei…
W.S. § 19-11-201 Power of attorney
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Power of attorney. If any person who performs service in the uniformed services as principal executes a power of attorney designating an agent to act on his behalf in conformity with the law of Wyoming, such power of attorney is deemed legally sufficient and enforceable as to the…
W.S. § 19-11-202 Acknowledgment of instrument by members of armed forces and their dependents before commissioned officer; form of certificate
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Acknowledgment of instrument by members of armed forces and their dependents before commissioned officer; form of certificate. In addition to the acknowledgment of instruments in the manner and form otherwise authorized by law, persons who perform service in the uniformed service…
W.S. § 19-11-203 Death of principal not to affect acts performed in good faith under power of attorney
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Death of principal not to affect acts performed in good faith under power of attorney. No person acting under any power of attorney made by any person who performs service in the uniformed services, during the time the principal remains in the armed forces, shall be held liable f…