Section 27-4-504 – Investigation and Determination of Unpaid Wage Claims; Hearing; Orders; Collection of Unpaid Wages.
27-4-504. 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 aggrieved by the department’s determination, the aggrieved party may request a […]
Section 27-4-505 – County Attorney to Assist in Collection of Unpaid Wages.
27-4-505. County attorney to assist in collection of unpaid wages. 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 department’s order.
Section 27-4-506 – Limitation on Attempts to Make Payment of Wages Collected; Unclaimed Wages.
27-4-506. 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 collected by the department which remain […]
Section 27-4-507 – Tips and Gratuities; Unlawful to Pay Lower Wage Than That Agreed Upon; Unlawful to Fraudulently Fail to Pay Fringe Benefits Agreed Upon.
27-4-507. 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 or in part to the employer or […]
Section 27-4-508 – Agreements for Reciprocal Enforcement; of Claim to Another State.
27-4-508. 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 authorizing the same. (b) In the event the department has taken […]
Section 27-4-501 – Definitions.
27-4-501. Definitions. (a) 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 any of the same, employing any person; (ii) “Employee” means any person who, under the […]
Section 27-4-502 – Claims for Unpaid Wages; Anti-Retaliation.
27-4-502. 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 specified in section 507(a)(4) of title 11, […]