Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 27-4-501 (2026)

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(a)     Whenever used in this act:

          (i) "Employer" means any individual, partnership,
association, joint stock company, trust, corporation, labor
organization, the administrator or executor of the estate of a
deceased individual, or the receiver, trustee, or successor of
any of the same, employing any person;

          (ii) "Employee" means any person who, under the usual
common law rules applicable in determining the employer-employee
relationship, has the status of an employee;

          (iii) "Wages" means compensation, including fringe
benefits, for labor or services rendered by an employee, whether
the amount is determined on a time, task, piece, commission, or
other basis, but does not include the value of vacation leave
accrued at the date of termination if the written policies of
the employer provide that accrued vacation is forfeited upon
termination of employment and the written policies are
acknowledged in writing by the employee;

            (iv)    "Department" means the department of workforce
services;

            (v)    "This act" means W.S. 27-4-501 through 27-4-508.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2021 · leading case: Jennifer P. Hanft, as Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Bret Lee Vance v. City of Laramie, 2021 WY 52 (Wyo. 2021).

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Jennifer P. Hanft, as Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Bret Lee Vance v. City of Laramie, 2021 WY 52 (Wyo. 2021). · cites it 2× “” Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-4 - 501(a)(iii) (LexisNexis 2019) (emphasis added).”

NL Indus., Inc. v. Dill, 769 P.2d 920 (Wyo. 1989). · cites it 3× “Conversely, Dill argues for a broader definition of wages as found in W.S. 27-4-501(a)(ii) and (iii) within the collection of unpaid wages article which provides: “Employee” means any person suffered or permitted to work by an employer; “Wages” means compensation, including…”

Diamond B Servs., Inc. v. Rohde, 2005 WY 130 (Wyo. 2005). · cites it 3× “Thus, § 27-4-104(b) must be construed together with the statutes which delegated the power to collect unpaid wages to the Department § 27-4-501 et seq. As we stated earlier, § 27-4-104 was adopted in 1919, when courts rather than administrative agencies typically resolved…”

— Wyo. Stat. § 27-4-501(a)(ii) — 3 cases

Jennifer P. Hanft, as Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Bret Lee Vance v. City of Laramie, 2021 WY 52 (Wyo. 2021). “” Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-4 - 501(a)(iii) (LexisNexis 2019) (emphasis added).”

NL Indus., Inc. v. Dill, 769 P.2d 920 (Wyo. 1989). “Conversely, Dill argues for a broader definition of wages as found in W.S. 27-4-501(a)(ii) and (iii) within the collection of unpaid wages article which provides: “Employee” means any person suffered or permitted to work by an employer; “Wages” means compensation, including…”

Diamond B Servs., Inc. v. Rohde, 2005 WY 130 (Wyo. 2005). “Thus, § 27-4-104(b) must be construed together with the statutes which delegated the power to collect unpaid wages to the Department § 27-4-501 et seq. As we stated earlier, § 27-4-104 was adopted in 1919, when courts rather than administrative agencies typically resolved…”

— Wyo. Stat. § 27-4-501(a)(iii) — 2 cases

Jennifer P. Hanft, as Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Bret Lee Vance v. City of Laramie, 2021 WY 52 (Wyo. 2021). “” Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-4 - 501(a)(iii) (LexisNexis 2019) (emphasis added).”

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