WYOMING - Workers’ Rights

Definition of agricultural worker under state law:

Wage law states “any individual employed in agriculture” is excluded but does not define the term “agriculture.” Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-4-201.

There is a state minimum wage law. Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 27-4-201 – 27-4-204.
Current state minimum wage is $5.15/hr. (But workers who qualify under FLSA should receive the federal minimum wage, which is currently $7.25/hr.)
Agricultural workers are excluded from the state minimum wage. Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-4-201(a)(iv)(A).

There is no state law regarding overtime pay for private employees.

Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Labor Standards Office

Agricultural employers may choose to provide workers’ compensation, but it is not mandatory. (Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-14-108)

State Enforcement Agency:

Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Workers’ Compensation Division

There is a state law regarding pesticide use and safety in agriculture. (registration, license, sale, use).(WYO. STAT. ANN. § 11-5-101 – 119., WY. ADC 01.0005.28)

Federal Enforcement Agency:

US DOL, Wyoming OSHA Office

There is no state law regarding pesticide safety in agriculture.
Suspected pesticide poisoning is a reportable illness for health care providers. Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-4-107. Both health care provider/hospital and the lab that performed the diagnostic testing must report.

State Enforcement Agency:

Wyoming Department of Agriculture, Pesticide Program

Wyoming Department of Health

Website: https://health.wyo.gov/

There is no provision (or judicial interpretation of a provision) in the state constitution that grants farmworkers the right to join and organize labor unions free from retaliation or to engage in collective bargaining with employers.
Wyoming is a “right to work” state (Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-7-109 et seq), meaning no person can be compelled to join a union as a condition of employment or be required to pay union dues.

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