27-1-101. “Manufacturing establishment” defined; “person” defined. 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 other kind or character of manufacturing establishment, of any nature or description whatsoever, wherein […]
27-1-102. 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 constructed as to open outward, when practicable, and shall not be locked, bolted or […]
27-1-103. 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 employed, or machinery used, shall be protected by trapdoors, hatches, fences, automatic gates or other safeguards, and […]
27-1-104. 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 workshops connected therewith.
27-1-105. 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 or corporation shall be released or discharged from liability or responsibility on […]
27-1-106. 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 conducting business within Wyoming, are required to file with […]
27-1-107. 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, be subject to a fine of not more than […]
27-1-108. 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 ($1,000.00), imprisonment in the county […]
27-1-109. 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 any court of competent jurisdiction, in the name of the state […]
27-1-110. State rehabilitation council; membership; chairman. (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 independent living council; (ii) At least one (1) representative of a parent training and […]
27-1-111. 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 rehabilitation and employment of the handicapped and by obtaining and maintaining cooperation from all public […]
27-1-112. Authority of council to receive gifts, grants or donations. 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.
27-1-113. 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. Unless lack of good faith is shown by a preponderance of […]
27-1-114. 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 existence and the amount of the fee prior to the […]
27-1-115. 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: (i) Provide information to the department of family services as necessary […]
27-1-116. 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 otherwise agreed to in writing by the franchisor and the franchisee. (b) This section shall […]
