FARMWORKERS’ RIGHTS UNDER STATE EMPLOYMENT LAWS: AN INTERACTIVE MAP

Farmworkers today continue to fight for equal protection under employment and labor laws. This interactive map and database of state laws reveal the discriminatory denial of labor protections in many state laws which contributes to unsafe working conditions, lower wages, and high rates of poverty among farmworkers.

Click on a state and then scroll down to see a summary of state laws affecting farmworkers in that state.

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.

Wages and Overtime

Minimum Wage

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).

Overtime

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

Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Labor Standards Office Website:

State Enforcement Agency http://www.wyomingworkforce.org/workers/labor/
Relevant Forms: https://dwswageclaim.wyo.gov/

Occupational Safety and Health

Workers’ Compensation

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 Website: http://wyomingworkforce.org/businesses/workerscomp/

Field Sanitation

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 Website: https://www.osha.gov/contactus/bystate/WY/areaoffice