Wyoming Statutes
Wyo. Stat. § 27-3-311 (2026)
Disqualifications from entitlement; grounds;
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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
his current claim for services after that date, if the
department finds that he:
(i) Left his most recent work voluntarily without
good cause attributable directly to his employment, except:
(A) For bona fide medical reasons involving his
health;
(B) If returning to approved training which
meets the requirements of W.S. 27-3-307;
(C) If forced to leave the most recent work as a
result of being a victim of documented domestic violence; or
(D) If unemployed as a result of relocation due
to the transfer of the unemployed individual's spouse, either
within or outside the state, from which it is impractical to
commute to the place of employment, and upon arrival at the new
residence, the individual is in all respects able and available
for suitable work and registers for work with the department of
workforce services or an equivalent agency of another state
where the individual is residing. To qualify under this
subparagraph, the individual shall be married to a member of the
United States armed forces whose relocation is the result of an
assignment on active duty as defined in 10 U.S.C. 101(d)(1),
active guard or reserve duty as defined in 10 U.S.C. 101(d)(6),
active duty pursuant to title 10 of the United States Code, or
training or other duty performed by a member of the army
national guard of the United States or the air national guard of
the United States under section 316, 502, 503, 504 or 505 of
title 32 of the United States Code. Any benefits awarded under
this subparagraph shall be noncharged benefits and shall not
affect an employer's experience rating account.
(ii) Failed without good cause to apply for available
suitable work;
(iii) Failed without good cause to accept any offer
of suitable work;
(iv) Repealed by Laws 1983, Sp. Sess., ch. 2, § 3.
(v) Following four (4) weeks of unemployment, failed
to apply for or accept an offer of suitable work other than in
his customary occupation offering at least fifty percent (50%)
of the compensation of his previous insured work in his
customary occupation; or
(vi) Following twelve (12) weeks of unemployment, as
a member of a labor organization fails to apply for or accept
suitable nonunion work in his customary occupation.
(vii) Repealed by Laws 2003, Ch. 73, § 2.
(b) Repealed by Laws 1983, Sp. Sess., ch. 2, § 2.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 19, § 2.
(d) Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 175, § 3.
(e) Any person who knowingly files a claim for benefits
which contains a false statement or misrepresentation of a
material fact, as determined by the department, shall be
disqualified from receiving benefits for a fifty-two (52) week
period beginning the week in which the false statement or
misrepresentation was made or beginning the week following the
date that notice of the overpayment is mailed to the person who
filed the claim.
(f) 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 twelve (12) times the weekly benefit amount
of his current claim for services after that date, if the
department finds that he was discharged from his most recent
work for misconduct connected with his work.Notes of Decisions
Cited in 25
cases, 1984–2020 · leading case: Casper Iron & Metal, Inc. v. Unemployment Ins. Comm'n of the Dep't of Emp., 845 P.2d 387 (Wyo. 1993).
Casper Iron & Metal, Inc. v. Unemployment Ins. Comm'n of the Dep't of Emp., 845 P.2d 387 (Wyo. 1993). “W.S. 27-3-311 (1991). Two provisions are relevant to this case.”
Scott v. Fagan, 684 P.2d 805 (Wyo. 1984). “" Section 27-3-311(a)(i), W.S. 1977, of the Employment Security Law predicates an award of unemployment compensation upon a finding that an applicant who voluntarily left his work did so with good cause.”
Saf. Med. Servs., Inc. v. Emp. Sec. Comm'n, 724 P.2d 468 (Wyo. 1986). “(SMS), challenges the Commission’s decision that Green was not discharged from employment for work-related misconduct pursuant to § 27-3-311(c), W.S.1977, and also challenges district court utilization of our administrative agency direct-certification appeal process.”
Emp. Sec. Comm'n v. W. Gas Processors, Ltd., 786 P.2d 866 (Wyo. 1990). “Our understanding of ESC’s determinations and our standard of review creates a three-fold inquiry.”
Sw. Wyoming Rehab. Ctr. v. Emp. Sec. Comm'n, 781 P.2d 918 (Wyo. 1989). “NOTES [1] The grounds advanced by appellant for disqualifying its employees from benefits may be found in W.S. 27-3-311, which states in pertinent part: (a) An individual shall be disqualified from benefit entitlement * * *, if the commission finds that he: (i) Left his most…”
Nathan v. Am. Global Univ., 2005 WY 64 (Wyo. 2005). “ecision of the Unemployment Insurance Commission, Department of Employment, State of Wyoming, that Nathan voluntarily left his most recent work with American Global University in Cheyenne, Wyoming, without good cause attributable directly to his employment and not for bona fide…”
Wyoming Dep't of Emp. v. Rissler & McMurry Co., 837 P.2d 686 (Wyo. 1992). “Wyo.Stat. § 27-3-311(c) (1991) provides: (c) An individual shall be disqualified from benefit entitlement and shall forfeit all accrued benefits if he was discharged from his most recent work for misconduct connected with his work, fraud in connection with a claim for benefits…”
State v. Laramie Cnty., 302 P.3d 900 (Wyo. 2013). “§ 27-3-311 (f) (LexisNexis 2011), a claimant is disqualified from unemployment benefits if he commits work-related misconduct: (f) An individual shall be disqualified from benefit entitlement beginning with the effective date of an otherwise valid claim or the week during which…”
Aspen Ridge Law Offices, P.C. v. Wyoming Dep't of Emp., 2006 WY 129 (Wyo. 2006). “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-3-311 (f) states: 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…”
Roberts v. Emp. Sec. Comm'n, 745 P.2d 1355 (Wyo. 1987). “A person can be disqualified to receive unemployment benefits in Wyoming under § 27-3-311(c), W.S.1977 (June 1987 Replacement) 2 when he is discharged from employment as a result of work related “misconduct”.”
Claim for Unemployment Ins. of Weidner v. Life Care Centers of Am., 893 P.2d 706 (Wyo. 1995). “] Wyo.Stat. § 27-3-311(a)(i) (Cumm.Supp. 1994) (emphasis added).”
Wyoming Dep't of Emp., Unemployment Ins. Comm'n v. SF Phosphates, Ltd., 976 P.2d 199 (Wyo. 1999). “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-3-311 (a)(vii) (Mi-chie 1997) states that an individual shall be disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits if the department finds that he was “discharged from his most recent work for misconduct connected with his work.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 27-3-311(a)(i) — 8 cases
Scott v. Fagan, 684 P.2d 805 (Wyo. 1984). “" Section 27-3-311(a)(i), W.S. 1977, of the Employment Security Law predicates an award of unemployment compensation upon a finding that an applicant who voluntarily left his work did so with good cause.”
Casper Iron & Metal, Inc. v. Unemployment Ins. Comm'n of the Dep't of Emp., 845 P.2d 387 (Wyo. 1993). “W.S. 27-3-311 (1991). Two provisions are relevant to this case.”
Claim for Unemployment Ins. of Weidner v. Life Care Centers of Am., 893 P.2d 706 (Wyo. 1995). “] Wyo.Stat. § 27-3-311(a)(i) (Cumm.Supp. 1994) (emphasis added).”
Gen. Chem. Corp. v. Unemployment Ins. Comm'n, 906 P.2d 380 (Wyo. 1995).
Emp. SEC. Com'n of Wyoming v. Bryant, 704 P.2d 1311 (Wyo. 1985).
— Wyo. Stat. § 27-3-311(a)(i)(A) — 1 case
Nathan v. Am. Global Univ., 2005 WY 64 (Wyo. 2005). “ecision of the Unemployment Insurance Commission, Department of Employment, State of Wyoming, that Nathan voluntarily left his most recent work with American Global University in Cheyenne, Wyoming, without good cause attributable directly to his employment and not for bona fide…”
— Wyo. Stat. § 27-3-311(a)(ii) — 1 case
Jesse Gerber v. State of Wyoming, ex rel., Dep't of Workforce Servs., Unemployment Ins. Comm'n, 2020 WY 90 (Wyo. 2020).
— Wyo. Stat. § 27-3-311(a)(vii) — 1 case
Wyoming Dep't of Emp., Unemployment Ins. Comm'n v. SF Phosphates, Ltd., 976 P.2d 199 (Wyo. 1999). “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-3-311 (a)(vii) (Mi-chie 1997) states that an individual shall be disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits if the department finds that he was “discharged from his most recent work for misconduct connected with his work.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 27-3-311(c) — 6 cases
Saf. Med. Servs., Inc. v. Emp. Sec. Comm'n, 724 P.2d 468 (Wyo. 1986). “(SMS), challenges the Commission’s decision that Green was not discharged from employment for work-related misconduct pursuant to § 27-3-311(c), W.S.1977, and also challenges district court utilization of our administrative agency direct-certification appeal process.”
Emp. Sec. Comm'n v. W. Gas Processors, Ltd., 786 P.2d 866 (Wyo. 1990). “Our understanding of ESC’s determinations and our standard of review creates a three-fold inquiry.”
Casper Iron & Metal, Inc. v. Unemployment Ins. Comm'n of the Dep't of Emp., 845 P.2d 387 (Wyo. 1993). “W.S. 27-3-311 (1991). Two provisions are relevant to this case.”
Wyoming Dep't of Emp. v. Rissler & McMurry Co., 837 P.2d 686 (Wyo. 1992). “Wyo.Stat. § 27-3-311(c) (1991) provides: (c) An individual shall be disqualified from benefit entitlement and shall forfeit all accrued benefits if he was discharged from his most recent work for misconduct connected with his work, fraud in connection with a claim for benefits…”
Roberts v. Emp. Sec. Comm'n, 745 P.2d 1355 (Wyo. 1987). “A person can be disqualified to receive unemployment benefits in Wyoming under § 27-3-311(c), W.S.1977 (June 1987 Replacement) 2 when he is discharged from employment as a result of work related “misconduct”.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 27-3-311(e) — 1 case
Judge v. Dep't of Emp., Unemployment Ins. Comm'n, 50 P.3d 686 (Wyo. 2002).
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