SF0092

Official summary

Summary for LSO115 Bill No.: SF0092 Effective : 7/1/2015 LSO No.: 15LSO-0414 Enrolled Act No.: SEA 48 Chapter No.: 133 Prime Sponsor: Coe Catch Title: Worker's compensation-county elected officials. Subject: Worker’ s compensation coverage for county officials. Summary/Major Elements: Under current la w, an employer may elect worker’ s compensation coverage for specified employees not otherwise c overed under the Wyoming Worker’ s Compensation Act. Elected public officials, with the exception of a duly elected or appointed sheriff or coroner, are expressly excluded from those employees who may qua lify for this optional coverage. This bill creates an exception and allows a duly elected or appointed county official to be covered under the Worker’ s Compensa tion Act if the county official’ s employer elects coverage. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.