Section 27-3-319 – Waiver Agreements Void; Exception; Assignments Void; Exemption From Levy.
27-3-319. Waiver agreements void; exception; assignments void; exemption from levy. (a) Except as provided by W.S. 27-3-305, 27-3-320 and 27-3-321, any agreement to waive, release or commute benefit rights or any other rights under this act is void and any agreement by any employed individual to pay any portion of an employer’s contribution required by […]
Section 27-3-320 – Benefit Withholding for Federal Income Taxes; Department Notification; Procedure; Withholding Status Election.
27-3-320. Benefit withholding for federal income taxes; department notification; procedure; withholding status election. (a) The department shall at the time of filing, advise an individual filing an initial claim for benefits payable under this act that: (i) Benefits are subject to federal income tax; (ii) Estimated federal income tax payments are required by the federal […]
Section 27-3-321 – Disclosure of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Overissuance Required; Notification; Amount Withheld; Payment; Applicability of Provisions.
27-3-321. Disclosure of supplemental nutrition assistance program overissuance required; notification; amount withheld; payment; applicability of provisions. (a) An individual filing a new claim for unemployment compensation shall, at the time of filing such claim, disclose whether or not he owes an uncollected overissuance of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits as defined in section 13(c)(1) of […]
Section 27-3-401 – Filing Notice and Electronic Communications.
27-3-401. Filing notice and electronic communications. (a) Benefit claims shall be filed in accordance with regulations of the commission. (b) Employers shall post information on benefit rights in locations accessible to employed individuals. Copies of regulations and information on benefit rights shall be supplied by the department at no cost. (c) A claimant or employer […]
Section 27-3-308 – Services Excluded for Eligibility.
27-3-308. Services excluded for eligibility. (a) An individual is not eligible for benefits based on service: (i) In an instructional, research or principal administrative capacity for an educational institution for any week of unemployment beginning between two (2) successive academic years, two (2) regular terms whether or not successive or during a paid sabbatical leave […]
Section 27-3-309 – Eligibility of Aliens; Standard of Proof Required.
27-3-309. Eligibility of aliens; standard of proof required. (a) Benefits shall not be payable on the basis of services performed by an alien unless the alien was lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States at the time the services were performed, was lawfully present for purposes of performing the services, or was permanently […]
Section 27-3-310 – Eligibility After Receiving Worker’s Compensation.
27-3-310. Eligibility after receiving worker’s compensation. Notwithstanding requirements for the base period and other compensation factors provided under this act, an individual receiving compensation under the Wyoming Worker’s Compensation Act for a continuous period of sickness or injury resulting in temporary total disability and otherwise eligible for benefits under this article may preserve unused wage […]
Section 27-3-311 – Disqualifications From Entitlement; Grounds; Forfeiture.
27-3-311. Disqualifications from entitlement; grounds; forfeiture. (a) An individual shall be disqualified from benefit entitlement beginning with the effective date of an otherwise valid claim or the week during which the failure occurred, until he has been employed in an employee-employer relationship and has earned at least eight (8) times the weekly benefit amount of […]
Section 27-3-312 – Determination of Suitable Work.
27-3-312. Determination of suitable work. (a) In determining if work is suitable for purposes of W.S. 27-3-311(a), the department shall consider: (i) The risk involved to an individual’s health, safety and morals; (ii) The individual’s physical fitness; (iii) The length of unemployment of the individual; (iv) The prospects for securing local employment in the individual’s […]
Section 27-3-303 – Weekly Amount; Computation; Payment.
27-3-303. Weekly amount; computation; payment. (a) Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the weekly benefit amount for an eligible individual is four percent (4%) of his total wages payable for insured work in that quarter of his base period in which his wages were highest computed to the next lower multiple of one dollar […]