Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 27-2-104 (2026)

Duties of department of workforce services.

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(a)   The department of workforce services shall:

          (i) Enforce all laws enacted by the legislature of
Wyoming, relating to labor, wages, hours of labor, and to the
health, welfare, life and limb of the workers of this state;

          (ii)   Repealed By Laws 2001, Ch. 162, § 2.

          (iii) Make necessary inspections of industrial
establishments and buildings as provided by law;

          (iv) Make an inspection of all living accommodations
provided for employees wherever employed, where the living
accommodations are furnished as a part of the wages; and

          (v)    To promulgate reasonable rules.

    (b)   Repealed By Laws 2002, Ch. 100, § 4.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1981–2005 · leading case: Diamond B Servs., Inc. v. Rohde, 2005 WY 130 (Wyo. 2005).
Diamond B Servs., Inc. v. Rohde, 2005 WY 130 (Wyo. 2005). · cites it 2× “Section 27-2-104(a) outlines the Department's authority and states in pertinent part: (a) The department of employment shall: (i) Enforce all laws enacted by the legislature of Wyoming, relating to labor, wages, hours of labor, and to the health, welfare, life and limb of the…”
McNeill v. Park Cnty. Sch. Dist. No. 1, 635 P.2d 818 (Wyo. 1981). “The scope of the Commissioner of Labor and Statistics’ jurisdiction is defined in § 27-2-104, W.S.1977, which provides: “It shall be the duty of the commissioner of labor and statistics to enforce all laws enacted by the legislature of Wyoming, relating to labor, hours of labor,…”
— Wyo. Stat. § 27-2-104(a) — 1 case
Diamond B Servs., Inc. v. Rohde, 2005 WY 130 (Wyo. 2005). “Section 27-2-104(a) outlines the Department's authority and states in pertinent part: (a) The department of employment shall: (i) Enforce all laws enacted by the legislature of Wyoming, relating to labor, wages, hours of labor, and to the health, welfare, life and limb of the…”
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