Section 27-3-701 – Financing of Contributions or Waiver of Rights by Employees.

27-3-701. Financing of contributions or waiver of rights by employees. No employer shall directly or indirectly make, require or accept any deduction from wages or payments by employees to finance contributions required by this act or require or accept any waiver of an employee’s right under this act. Any employer or his officer or agent […]

Section 27-3-702 – Obtaining Benefits by Fraud; Disqualification of Benefits; Penalties.

27-3-702. Obtaining benefits by fraud; disqualification of benefits; penalties. (a) No person shall, for himself or any other person, knowingly make a false statement or misrepresentation or knowingly fail to disclose a material fact to obtain or increase benefits or other payments under this act or other state or federal law. Any person violating this […]

Section 27-3-703 – Fraud by Employing Unit; Refusal to Furnish Reports; Failure to Make Required Payments; Failure to Comply With Injunction Order; Penalties.

27-3-703. Fraud by employing unit; refusal to furnish reports; failure to make required payments; failure to comply with injunction order; penalties. (a) No officer, agent or any other individual of an employing unit shall knowingly make a false statement or misrepresentation or knowingly fail to disclose a material fact with the intention of preventing or […]

Section 27-3-704 – General Penalty.

27-3-704. General penalty. Any person willfully violating this act or any order, rule or regulation under this act for which no specific penalty is provided is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisoned not more than sixty (60) days, or both. Each day of violation […]

Section 27-3-705 – Improper Filing of Claims; Penalties.

27-3-705. Improper filing of claims; penalties. An individual who knowingly and with the intent to defraud allows or authorizes another person to sign the individual’s name or use his personal identification number to make or file a claim for benefits on the individual’s behalf is subject to the penalties prescribed in W.S. 27-3-311(e) and 27-3-702(a).

Section 27-3-706 – Experience Rating Manipulation; Penalties.

27-3-706. Experience rating manipulation; penalties. (a) A person who knowingly, or with deliberate ignorance or reckless disregard of the true facts or the requirements of this act, violates or attempts to violate W.S. 27-3-507 or any other provision of this act related to determining the assignment of a contribution rate, or who knowingly advises another […]