Title 27 — Title 27 — Labor And Employment

Penalty for violations. Any employer who willfully violates any provision of this act, or who discharges or in any other manner discriminates against any employee because the employee has made any complaint to his employer, the director or any other person, or instituted, or caus…

Short title. This act may be known and may be cited as the Wyoming Prevailing Wage Act of 1967.

(a) Definitions. As used in this act: (i) "Construction" includes construction, reconstruction, improvement, enlargement, alteration or repair of any public improvement fairly estimated to cost one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) or more; (ii) "Director" shall mean the dir…

Prevailing hourly wage on public works projects; transportation of materials; exception for trainees. (a) Except as provided by subsection (c) of this section, not less than the prevailing hourly rate of wages for work of a similar character in the locality in which the work is p…

regulations. Director to investigate complaints; rules and Upon complaint of violation of this act or upon reasonable suspicion that a violation of this act has occurred, the director shall investigate, and shall institute actions for penalties herein prescribed when proven viola…

Duty of public authority to ascertain wage rate for public works; requirement as to call for bids. (a) Before any public body awards a contract for public works, it shall obtain from the department the prevailing hourly rate of wages in the locality in which the work is to be per…

Wage rate to be filed with director and mailed to employers and certain employees. (a) The department shall annually determine the prevailing hourly rate of wages within the state for all occupations, crafts or type of workers expected to be required for public works in the state…

Objection to rates filed; hearing; ruling; judicial review. (a) At any time within fifteen (15) days after publication and notification of wage determinations under W.S. 27-4-406, any affected person may object in writing to the determination or part thereof by filing a written n…

Director's finding final unless reviewed; payments in excess of prevailing rate not prohibited; hours of work not limited. The findings of the director ascertaining and declaring the prevailing hourly rate of wages shall be final for the locality, unless reviewed as provided by l…

Hearing procedure. The procedure before the director for hearing of objections shall be as provided in the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.

Records of contractors. The contractor and each subcontractor or the officer of the public body in charge of the project shall keep an accurate record showing the names and occupations of all workmen employed by them, in connection with the public work, and showing also the actua…

Workman's right to recover difference in wages. Any workman who shall be paid for his services a sum less than the stipulated rates for work done under the contract, shall have a right of action for whatever difference there may be between the amount so paid and the rates provide…

Penalty for violations. Any officer, agent or representative of any public body who willfully violates, or omits to comply with any of the provisions of this act, and any contractor or subcontractor, or agent or representative thereof, doing public work who intentionally or willf…

Inapplicability and exemptions. The provisions of W.S. 27-4-401 through 27-4-413, are not applicable where in conflict with federal statutes, rules or regulations relating to prevailing wage determinations. All work and labor performed by prisoners, patients and other inmates of …

(a) Definitions. Whenever used in this act: (i) "Employer" means any individual, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, corporation, labor organization, the administrator or executor of the estate of a deceased individual, or the receiver, trustee, or successor of …

Claims for unpaid wages; anti-retaliation. (a) The department is hereby empowered to take claims for unpaid wages under the provisions of W.S. 27-4-101 and 27-4-104. The department in taking a claim for unpaid wages as provided for in this act is not to exceed the maximum amount …

Repealed By Laws 2001, Ch. 162, §2.

Investigation and determination of unpaid wage claims; hearing; orders; collection of unpaid wages. (a) Upon receipt of a written claim for unpaid wages, the department shall process, investigate and determine the validity of the claim. (b) If either the employer or employee is a…

unpaid wages. County attorney to assist in collection of In suits commenced under this act where the employer failed to comply with the department's order to pay the unpaid wages due, the department shall refer the matter to the appropriate county attorney for enforcement of the …

Limitation on attempts to make payment of wages collected; unclaimed wages. The department shall attempt for a period of not less than four (4) months from the date of the collection, to make payments of wages collected under this act to the persons entitled to the wages. Wages c…

Tips and gratuities; unlawful to pay lower wage than that agreed upon; unlawful to fraudulently fail to pay fringe benefits agreed upon. (a) Tips and gratuities received by an employee or employees shall be the sole property of such employee or employees and not payable in whole …

Agreements for reciprocal enforcement; of claim to another state. (a) The department is hereby empowered to enter into agreements with agencies of other states or the federal government for the reciprocal enforcement and collection of wage claims if those states have a statute au…

compensation. State and county employees; overtime (a) The period of employment of state and county employees is eight (8) hours per day and forty (40) hours per week which constitute a lawful day's and week's work respectively. (b) Except for employees whose maximum salary is re…

Working day; mines generally. (a) The lawful working day in all underground mines is eight (8) hours per day, except: (i) In case of emergency; (ii) By mutual agreement between an employer and employee or employees' representative for a longer period of employment, but not to exc…

Repealed by Laws 1979, ch. 87, § 4.

Repealed by Laws 1979, ch. 87, § 4.

Repealed by Laws 1979, ch. 87, § 4.

Repealed by Laws 1979, ch. 87, § 4.

Repealed by Laws 1979, ch. 87, § 4.

Punitive action prohibited; penalty. Any employer who takes or threatens punitive action against any employee who refuses to work more than eight (8) hours in any twenty-four (24) hour period, except as provided by W.S. 27-5-102, is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the pena…

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Emergency" means any condition which, if not corrected immediately, will jeopardize: (A) Human life; or (B) Property. (ii) "Employer" means any owner, lessee, agent, operator or manager of any underground mine; (iii) "Punitive action" me…

Penalties. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, for each offense, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both.

Repealed by Laws 1996, ch. 8, § 1.

Repealed by Laws 1996, ch. 8, § 1.

Repealed by Laws 1996, ch. 8, § 1.

Repealed by Laws 1996, ch. 8, § 1.

Repealed by Laws 1996, ch. 8, § 1.

Repealed by Laws 1996, ch. 8, § 1.

employment. Children; proof of age required; prohibited It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to employ, permit or allow any child under the age of fourteen (14) years to work at any gainful occupation except farm, domestic or lawn and yard service. To ensure t…

form. Children; proof of age required; inspection and (a) The proof of age required by W.S. 27-6-107 shall be made available for inspection by any official charged with the enforcement of laws regulating the employment of minors. The acceptable forms of proof of age include the f…

Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 182, § 2.

Children; hours of labor. (a) No child under sixteen (16) years of age shall be employed, permitted or suffered to work at any gainful occupation except farm or domestic service, for more than eight (8) hours in any twelve (12) hour period, or before the hour of five (5:00) o'clo…

Children; employment during school prohibited. No child under the age of sixteen (16) who is enrolled in any private or public school in the state of Wyoming shall be employed, permitted, or suffered to work at any occupation or service during the time that the classes of said sc…

occupations. Children; prohibition of employment in certain (a) No child under sixteen (16) years of age shall be employed, permitted, or allowed to work at, in, or in connection with any of the following occupations, or at any of the following kinds of work except for the purpos…

Children; penalty for violations. (a) Any person employing any child or children in violation of the provisions of this chapter, or any child, subject hereto, who willfully and intentionally violates the provisions of this chapter, or any person who permits a violation, is guilty…

Employment of children under 16 in amusement, immoral or dangerous pursuits forbidden; exceptions. (a) It is unlawful for any person having the care, custody or control of any child under the age of sixteen (16) years to: (i) Exhibit, use or employ that child: (A) As an actor or …

Repealed by Laws 1996, ch. 8, § 1.

Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 137, § 2.

Policy of state; organized labor permitted. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state of Wyoming that workers have the right to organize for the purpose of protecting the freedom of labor, and of bargaining collectively with employers of labor for acceptable terms and c…

policy. Issuance of injunctions limited by public No court of the state of Wyoming shall have jurisdiction to issue any restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction contrary to the public policy declared in this chapter.