Wyoming Employee Handbook

When your company hires employees in Wyoming, you are required to comply with federal, state, and local employment laws. There are a variety of human resources and labor policies in the workplace that differ by state. Through your employee handbook, employers can easily document and distribute the correct policies to their employees to comply with the laws of each state.

Creating your Wyoming Employee Handbook is a useful way to explain important policies and procedures, mitigate legal risk, and introduce employees to the expectations and operating practices of the organization.

Mosey has compiled the relevant policies a company with employees in Wyoming must consider.

Wyoming Employee Handbook Policies

There are 5 state and local employee handbook policies in Wyoming.

Leaves of Absence

Wyoming Voting Leave Policy

You are permitted up to one hour paid time off to vote unless the employee has three or more non-working hours while the polls are open.

Wyoming Military Service Leave Policy

Employer provides military leave to employees who are called to serve in the uniform services.

Wyoming Domestic Violence Leave Policy

The terms of your employment will not be affected if you are a domestic violence victim or a witness who responds to a subpoena from either the prosecution or defense in a criminal case during working hours.

Wyoming Jury Duty Leave Policy

You are entitled to job-protected leave to serve as a juror. Unless directed otherwise by your manager, you should return to work at the completion of jury duty, even if for a partial day.

Privacy

Wyoming Electronic Monitoring Policy

Employer is generally prohibited from electronically recording employees without the consent of at least one party to the communication.

Federal Employee Handbook Policies

Regardless of which states you have employees in, there are required federal policies that must be included in your employee handbook. In addition to any state-specific policies, your employee handbook for Wyoming should contain the following federal policies.

• Anti-Harassment Policy
• Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy
• Anti-Retaliation Policy
• Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
• Reasonable Accommodation Policy

Handbook Policy Best Practices

In addition to the required federal policies, the following policies are best practices to include in your employee handbook.

• Prohibited Conduct Policy
• Violations Reporting Policy
• Workplace Violence Prevention Policy
• Weapons Policy
• Disciplinary Action Policy
• At-Will Employment
• Federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Policy