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HB0127 • 2015

Termination of employment-wages.

AN ACT relating to payment of wages; providing that wages due an employee who quits shall be paid as scheduled for regular payroll; and providing for an effective date.

Labor
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Larsen
Last action
2015-03-05
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/4/2015

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Amendments

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HB0127SW001

Committee of the Whole • Burns

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by Burns

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HB0127SS001

Standing Committee • SCorporations

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SCorporations

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Bill History

  1. 2015-03-05 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2015-03-05 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0086

  3. 2015-03-03 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0086

  4. 2015-03-02 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0086

  5. 2015-02-27 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0086

  6. 2015-02-27 House

    H Concur:Passed 57-1-2-0-0

  7. 2015-02-27 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2015-02-27 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0

  9. 2015-02-26 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  10. 2015-02-25 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  11. 2015-02-25 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  12. 2015-02-25 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  13. 2015-02-24 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  14. 2015-02-24 Senate

    Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  15. 2015-02-10 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations

  16. 2015-01-30 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  17. 2015-01-30 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-0-0-0

  18. 2015-01-29 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  19. 2015-01-28 House

    H COW:Passed

  20. 2015-01-27 House

    H Placed on General File

  21. 2015-01-27 House

    Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  22. 2015-01-22 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations

  23. 2015-01-20 House

    H Received for Introduction

  24. 2015-01-16 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
HB0127
Effective
:
3/4/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0181

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA 86

Chapter No.:
129

Prime Sponsor:
Larsen

Catch Title:
Termination of employment-wages.

Subject:
Amends deadline for payment of wages to former employee.

Summary/Major Elements:

Current law requires payment of wages within five days of termination to an employee who quits or is discharged from employment.

This act changes the five-day requirement to
“
no later than the employer's usual practice on regularly scheduled payroll dates.
”
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.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
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HB0127

ENROLLED ACT NO. 86,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2015 General Session

AN ACT relating to payment of wages; providing that wages due an employee who quits shall be paid as scheduled for regular payroll; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 27
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4
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104(
a) is amended to read:

27
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4
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104
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Payment of employee quitting or discharged and suit for wages; generally.

(a)

Whenever an employee quits
the
service or

is discharged, the employee shall be paid whatever wages are due him in lawful money of the United States of America, or by check or draft which can be cashed at a bank,
within five (5) working days of the date of termination of employment.
no
later than
the employer's usual
practice on regularly scheduled payroll dates.

The employer may offset from any monies due the employee as wages, any sums due the employer from the employee which have been incurred by the employee during his employment. This section does not apply to the earnings of a sales agent employed on a commission basis and having custody of accounts, money or goods of his principal where the net amount due the agent may not be determinable except after an audit or verification of sales, accounts, funds or stocks.

Section 2
.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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