Labor and Statistics

Wyo. Stat. Ann. tit. 27, ch. 2
in effect

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-2-104 Duties of department of workforce services.

(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relating to labor, wages, hours of labor, and to the health, welfare, life and limb of the workers of this state; (ii) Repealed By Laws 2001, Ch. 162, § 2.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 (b) Repealed By Laws 2002, Ch. 100, § 4.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-2-105 Report to governor; statistics and information required.

(a) The department of workforce services shall collect, classify, have printed and submit to the governor in its annual report the following statistics: (i) The hours of labor and number of sex engaged in manual labor; (ii) The aggregate and average daily wages classified by sex and occupation; (iii) The number and character of accidents; (iv) The working conditions of all industrial establishments (including manufacturing establishments, hotels, stores, workshops, theaters, halls and other places where labor is employed); (v) Other information relating to industrial, economic, social, educational, moral and sanitary conditions of the workers; and (vi) The results of its inspection of industrial establishments.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-2-108 Right of entry.

The director of the department of workforce services may designate employees of the department who shall have power to enter any manufacturing establishment, mill, workshop, office, bakery, laundry, store, hotel, theater, hall, or any public or private works where labor is employed, rooms are rented to the public, or machinery is used, for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this act.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-2-109 Examination of witnesses.

(a) The director of the department of workforce services may designate employees of the department who shall have the power to administer oaths, to examine witnesses under oath, to compel the attendance of witnesses and the giving of testimony in any part of this state. (b) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 63, § 3; ch. 71, § 2. (c) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 63, § 3; ch. 71, § 2. (d) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 63, § 3; ch. 71, § 2. (e) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 63, § 3; ch. 71, § 2. (f) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 63, § 3; ch. 71, § 2. (g) Except as otherwise provided by law, final agency decisions of the department of workforce services with regard to chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of title 27, shall be issued only after an opportunity for hearing pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act. Any party aggrieved by a final agency decision of the department of workforce services with regards to chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of title 27, shall have the right to appeal to district court pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-2-112 Sale of office publications; exception.

The department of workforce services may sell any publication or other duplicated or printed material, other than the biennial report, which it prepares and which the public may desire to purchase.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-2-113 Sale of office publications; limitation on charges.

The charges made by the department of workforce services shall not exceed the cost of materials, printing, duplication, packaging and postage.
Source: WY Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title27.pdfFetched: 10/4/2026