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HB0057

HB0057: Collection of Unpaid Wages

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In one sentence

This bill proposed changing the definition of wages to include accrued vacation pay, unless an employer has a written policy that the employee signed agreeing to lose that pay upon termination.

What it does

  • Amends Wyoming law to change how 'wages' are defined.
  • States that wages include compensation and fringe benefits for labor or services rendered.
  • Removes the exclusion for accrued vacation pay from the definition of wages, except under specific conditions.
  • Allows accrued vacation to be excluded only if the employer has a written policy stating it is forfeited upon termination and the employee acknowledges this policy in writing.
  • Sets an effective date of July 1, 2014, if the bill had passed.

Who it affects

  • Employees in Wyoming who have accrued vacation time.
  • Employers in Wyoming who have written policies regarding vacation forfeiture.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and failed introduction in the House on February 11, 2014.
  • The bill text provided is a working draft, so final language may have differed.

Plain language

Terms to know

Accrued vacation
Vacation time that an employee has earned but has not yet used.
Forfeited
Lost or given up, usually because of a rule or policy.
Termination
The ending of an employee's job.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 7, 6:36 AM

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker argues that employers have expanded benefits due to policy certainty and urges a vote against the bill as a step backward, noting complaints came from politicians rather than workers.

Public statementFloor statement at 19:06 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker contends that businesses are abusing the current policy and argues lawmakers should represent voters rather than business interests by removing the bill from the books.

Public statementFloor statement at 19:26 Watch the statement

If a lawmaker is not listed, we couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

1 roll call

H Failed Introduction 11-48-1-0-02014-02-11 · House11 yes 48 no
Yes
11
No
48
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 11

Catherine R ConnollyH13Eric BarlowR · H03James W ByrdH44John C EklundH10John L FreemanH60Ken A EsquibelH41Lee FilerD · H12Mary A ThroneH11Nicholas BStanley L BlakeH39W. Patrick P GogglesH33

No 48

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Allen M JaggiH19Carl R LoucksH59Dan R KirkbrideH04David E NorthrupH50David H BlevinsH25Dn.Donald E Burkhart JrH15Elaine HarveyH26Garry C PiiparinenH49Gerald GayH36Glenn W MonizH46Gregory R BlikreH53Hans HuntH02Jerry D PaxtonH47John W PattonH29Katherine K ColemanH30Kathleen DavisonH18Keith M GingeryH23Kendell R KroekerH35Kermit C BrownH14Lloyd LarsenR · H54Lynn HutchingsR · H42Mark H BakerH48Mark SemlekH01Martha D HalversonH22Matthias E GreeneH45Matt TeetersH05Michael D GreearH27Michael K MaddenH40Nathan A WintersH28Norine A KasperikH32Richard L CannadyH06Rita CampbellH34Robert M McKimH21Rosie M BergerH51Ruth A PetroffH16Samuel P KroneH24Stephen D WattH17Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07Thomas A LockhartH57Thomas F ReederH58Thomas J WaltersH38Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31Troy R MaderH52Zwonitzer

Excused 1

David R MillerH55

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Failed IntroductionHouse
  2. H Failed IntroductionHouse
  3. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  4. Bill Number AssignedLSO