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WY Stat § 27-14-611 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 27 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation|Article 6 - Contested Cases|Section 27-14-611 - Administrative Determination for Compensation; Copies to Employer and Auditor; Warrants for Payment.

27-14-611. Administrative determination for compensation; copies to employer and auditor; warrants for payment.| Any administrative determination for compensation to an injured employee or his dependents shall be transmitted by the division to the employer. The division shall transmit a certified copy to the state auditor for filing. The certified copy is direction to the state auditor to issue warrants for payment in accordance with this act.
WY Stat § 27-14-612 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 27 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation|Article 6 - Contested Cases|Section 27-14-612 - Appeal by Employee; Costs.

27-14-612. Appeal by employee; costs.| If an appeal to the district court is prosecuted on behalf of the employee, the employee or attorney representing the employee shall order a record of the proceedings at the hearing to be supplied by the hearing examiner without cost to the employee. An electronic recording of the proceedings may serve as the official transcript but upon appeal, the district court may request a written transcript of the proceedings or any portion of the proceedings. The employee or attorney shall also order the papers on file with the division to be prepared, transcribed, certified and forwarded to the district court without cost to the employee. Docket fees in the district court shall be paid for directly out of the worker's compensation account.
WY Stat § 27-14-613 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 27 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation|Article 6 - Contested Cases|Section 27-14-613 - Appeal by Employer; Stay of Award.

27-14-613. Appeal by employer; stay of award.| If an appeal is prosecuted on behalf of the employer, the record of the proceedings at the original hearing shall be supplied without cost to the employer. An electronic recording of the proceedings may serve as the official transcript but upon appeal, the district court may request a written transcript of the proceedings or any portion of the proceedings. The employer may employ counsel to conduct the appeal on his behalf. Upon request and on appeal by an employer or the division from an order of award, the hearing examiner may stay the payment of the award or that portion appealed from upon any terms as the hearing examiner deems proper.
WY Stat § 27-14-614 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 27 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation|Article 6 - Contested Cases|Section 27-14-614 - Direct Appeal by Director From Any Order; Stay of Execution; Costs.

27-14-614. Direct appeal by director from any order; stay of execution; costs.| The director may appeal to the district court from any order or judgment of the hearing examiner awarding compensation or declining to award compensation although he was not a party to the proceedings before the hearing examiner, without the necessity of presenting any petition for reopening of a case to the hearing examiner. After the appeal is perfected, the hearing examiner may stay the execution of the order or judgment appealed from without requiring any bond. The attorney general or his assistant shall represent the director in all cases. All the costs of the new hearings granted upon petition of the director and all costs of appeals conducted by the director shall be paid by the worker's compensation account except such costs as the court in its discretion shall assess against any of the other parties to the cause.
WY Stat § 27-14-615 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 27 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation|Article 6 - Contested Cases|Section 27-14-615 - Appointment of Attorneys for Court Proceedings; Fees.

27-14-615. Appointment of attorneys for court proceedings; fees.| The district court may appoint an attorney to represent the employee during proceedings in the district court and appeal to the supreme court. The district court may allow the attorney a reasonable fee for his services at the conclusion of the proceedings in district court and the supreme court may allow for reasonable fees for services at the conclusion of the proceedings in the supreme court. In any appeal where the issue is the compensability of an injury, a prevailing employer's attorney fees shall also be paid according to the order of the district court or supreme court from the worker's compensation account, not to affect the employer's experience rating. An award of attorney's fees shall be for a reasonable number of hours and shall not exceed the benefits at issue in the appeal. In all other cases, if the employer or division prevails in the district court or supreme court, as the case may be, the fees allowed an employee's attorney shall not affect the employer's experience rating.
WY Stat § 27-14-702 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 27 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation|Article 7 - Fiscal Provisions|Section 27-14-702 - No Garnishment, Attachment or Execution on Unpaid Award.

27-14-702. No garnishment, attachment or execution on unpaid award.| Except as provided under W.S. 27-14-703, no money paid or payable under this act prior to issuance and delivery of the warrant therefor shall be assigned, charged or taken in execution or by garnishment. Any such assignment, attachment, garnishment or charge is void.
WY Stat § 27-14-703 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 27 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation|Article 7 - Fiscal Provisions|Section 27-14-703 - Disclosure of Child Support Obligations Required; Notification; Amount Withheld; Payment; Applicability of Provisions.

27-14-703. Disclosure of child support obligations required; notification; amount withheld; payment; applicability of provisions.| (a) An injured employee filing a claim for benefits payable under this act shall disclose if he owes child support obligations enforced pursuant to a plan described in 42 U.S.C. § 654 and approved under 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. If the employee owes child support obligations and is awarded benefits, the division shall notify the state or local child support enforcement agency operating pursuant to a plan described in 42 U.S.C. § 654 and enforcing the obligation that the employee is eligible for benefits.  (b) The division shall withhold from benefits payable to an employee owing child support obligations:  (i) The amount specified by the employee to the division to be withheld under this subsection;  (ii) The amount determined pursuant to an agreement under 42 U.S.C. § 654(19)(B)(i) and submitted to the division by the state or local child support enforcement agency; or  (iii) Any amount otherwise required to be withheld from benefits payable under this act pursuant to legal process defined under 42 U.S.C. § 662(e) and properly served upon the division.  (c) Any amount withheld under subsection (b) of this section shall be paid by the division to the appropriate state or local child support enforcement agency, treated as if paid to the employee as benefits under this act and as if paid by the employee to the state or local child support enforcement agency in satisfaction of his child support obligations.  (d) This section applies only if arrangements are made for reimbursement by the state or local child support enforcement agency for administrative costs incurred by the division attributable to child support obligations enforced by the agency.
WY Stat § 27-14-704 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 27 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation|Article 7 - Fiscal Provisions|Section 27-14-704 - Worker's Compensation Revenue Bonds; Department Determination; Issuance by State Loan and Investment Board; Bonding Procedure, Terms and Conditions.

27-14-704. Worker's compensation revenue bonds; department determination; issuance by state loan and investment board; bonding procedure, terms and conditions.| (a) The department may upon determining that the issuance of revenue bonds would be financially beneficial to the worker's compensation account and that bond issuance would not negatively impact employer contribution rates to the account, request the state loan and investment board to issue worker's compensation revenue bonds to fund awards and claims, program and administrative expenses and program reserves. Upon receipt of a request under this subsection, the state loan and investment board shall review the department's determination and if it concurs with the determination, the board may issue worker's compensation revenue bonds in one (1) or more series not to exceed an aggregate amount of two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000.00). The net proceeds from the sale of the bonds shall after payment of issuance costs, be deposited into the worker's compensation claims payment account established under W.S. 27-14-701(f).  (b) Revenue bonds issued pursuant to this section are limited obligations payable solely from and secured by funds deposited within the worker's compensation account as created under W.S. 27-14-701(a) and the worker's compensation claims payment account. The bondholders may not look to any general or other fund for payment of the bonds except for revenues pledged therefor. The revenue bonds shall not constitute an indebtedness or a debt within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision or limitation. The bonds shall not be considered or held to be general obligations of the state but shall constitute limited obligations of the state and the board shall not pledge the state's full faith and credit for payment of the bonds. Each series of bonds may be issued by the board at public or private sale, in denominations and registered form, with such provision for conversion or exchange, for establishing interest rates or methods of determining rates on a variable or fixed rate basis, for establishing maturities and redemption provisions, as determined by the board. The bonds shall be payable at the office of a fiscal agent designated by the board. The state loan and investment board shall not issue any revenue bonds under this section unless the sale results in an economic benefit to the worker's compensation program as determined by the board. In all other respects, the board may prescribe the form and terms of the revenue bonds and shall do whatever is lawful and necessary for their issuance and payment. Action taken by the board under this section shall be approved by a majority of its members.
WY Stat § 27-14-801 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 27 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation|Article 8 - Administrative Provisions|Section 27-14-801 - Duties of Director.

27-14-801. Duties of director.| (a) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 63, § 3.  (b) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 63, § 3.  (c) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 63, § 3.  (d) The director may provide for the investigation of facts and circumstances regarding any claim filed under this act. To carry out investigations, he may acquire the services of one (1) or more physicians licensed to practice medicine in this state to serve as medical consultants in investigating any injury or death resulting from injury, the treatment of any injury or death or the recovery of any employee which is reported to the division. The physician shall be paid on a fee for service basis from the worker's compensation account. The director may also employ consultants to review medical and hospital bills submitted to the division.  (e) The director shall:  (i) Repealed by Laws 1996, ch. 82, § 2.  (ii) Periodically provide for educational programs for and consult with employee groups, employers, hospital administrators and health care providers;  (iii) Report to the appropriate professional or facility licensing authority any suspected substandard or inappropriate medical or health care provided to an injured worker by the provider or health care facility.  (f) Any duties designated by statute upon the director may be performed by his designee.
WY Stat § 27-14-802 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 27 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation|Article 8 - Administrative Provisions|Section 27-14-802 - Rulemaking Power; Fees; State's Average Wages; Vocational Rehabilitation; Contracts With Clerks of District Court.

27-14-802. Rulemaking power; fees; state's average wages; vocational rehabilitation; contracts with clerks of district court.| (a) The director may adopt rules and regulations for administration of this act. The director shall by rule and regulation establish criteria for qualification of resident and nonresident employers, provide for advance payments of employer premiums under W.S. 27-14-202(e), provide fee schedules for all medical and hospital care rendered injured employees and for the establishment of the state's average monthly wage. In addition, the division may by rule and regulation establish a separate fee schedule for surgical procedures and hospital admissions preauthorized by the division. Changes in any rule or regulation adopted under this subsection shall be considered only at quarterly intervals.  (b) Before the last day of each quarter in each year, the department shall estimate the average monthly and weekly wage for the twelve (12) months preceding the quarter, based on unemployment insurance commission information and other available statistics.  (c) The division, together with the division of vocational rehabilitation within the department of workforce services, shall jointly establish consistent rules and regulations for the implementation of W.S. 27-14-408.  (d) The division may contract with the clerks of district court on a county by county basis, for compensation mutually agreed upon, to perform the following functions:  (i) Technical assistance to employers, employees, health care providers and other interested parties in complying with the requirements of this act and interacting with the worker's compensation system;  (ii) Providing necessary forms to employers, employees health care providers and other interested parties;  (iii) Responding to inquiries on the status of particular cases;  (iv) Obtaining documents including confidential documents, concerning individual cases and transmitting these documents to authorized persons;  (v) Retention and storage of records prior to January 1, 1997; and  (vi) Any other administrative function useful in the management of the worker's compensation program.  (e) Compensation negotiated pursuant to subsection (d) of this section shall be paid from the worker's compensation account and the agreement may be modified at any time by mutual consent of the parties or may be terminated by either party following notice specified in the agreement.
WY Stat § 27-14-803 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 27 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation|Article 8 - Administrative Provisions|Section 27-14-803 - Investigatory Powers; Examination of Employer's Records; Subpoenas.

27-14-803. Investigatory powers; examination of employer's records; subpoenas.| (a) In addition to W.S. 27-14-801(d) and if the administrator has reason to believe that an employee, employer, health care provider or any representative thereof has engaged in any activity in violation of this act, he shall make an investigation to determine if this act has been violated and, to the extent necessary for this purpose, may conduct discovery pursuant to the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure.  (b) The administrator may examine the books, accounts, payrolls or business operation of any employer to secure any information necessary for any investigation conducted under this section and for the administration of this act at any reasonable time on twenty-four (24) hours notice but excluding Sundays and holidays unless waived by the employer, either in person or through any authorized inspector, agent or deputy.  (c) If records necessary for an investigation under this section are located outside this state, the person being investigated shall:  (i) Make them available to the administrator at a convenient location within this state;  (ii) Pay the reasonable and necessary expenses for the administrator or his representative to examine them at the location at which maintained; or  (iii) Provide access to comparable officials of the state in which the records are located for inspection as the administrator may require.  (d) If the employer, employee, health care provider or any representative thereof refuses to cooperate and assist discovery by the administrator pursuant to this section, the attorney general may, at the request of the administrator and upon reasonable notice to all parties, apply to the district court for a subpoena or for an order compelling compliance.
WY Stat § 27-14-804 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 27 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation|Article 8 - Administrative Provisions|Section 27-14-804 - Statistical Compilation; Annual Report and Projection; Additional Reporting Requirements.

27-14-804. Statistical compilation; annual report and projection; additional reporting requirements.| (a) The director shall:  (i) Secure and compile statistical information concerning injuries occurring in employment, showing the number of injuries or fatalities occurring in the employment and any other information relevant to the proper operation or administration of this law;  (ii) Report to the governor as provided by W.S. 9-2-1014;  (iii) Annually prepare and present to the governor and the legislature projections of income, expenditures and account balances for the succeeding twelve (12) month period;  (iv) Annually report to the legislature on recommendations for improvement to the initial claims processing and determination process and the effectiveness of the process.  (v) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 63, § 3.
WY Stat § 27-14-806 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 27 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation|Article 8 - Administrative Provisions|Section 27-14-806 - Experience Rating Manipulation; Penalties.

27-14-806. Experience rating manipulation; penalties.| (a) A person who knowingly, or with deliberate ignorance or reckless disregard of the true facts or the requirements of this act, violates or attempts to violate the requirements of W.S. 27-14-207 or any other provision of this act related to determining the assignment of a premium rate, or who advises another to violate the requirements of W.S. 27-14-207 or any other provision of this act related to determining the assignment of a premium rate, shall be subject to the following penalties:  (i) A person who is an employer shall be assigned, for the rate year during which the noncompliance or misrepresentation occurred and for the following three (3) rate years, the highest base rate within the industry classification assigned during that year under the division's rate filing. If the person's business is already at the highest rate for any year, or if the amount of increase in the person's rate would be less than two percent (2%) for that year, then a penalty rate of two percent (2%) shall be imposed for that year. This penalty may exceed the maximum assignable rate;  (ii) In addition to the penalty imposed pursuant to paragraph (i) of this subsection, any violation or attempted violation of W.S. 27-14-207 or any other provision of this act related to determining the assignment of a premium rate may be prosecuted as a felony punishable by a fine of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.
WY Stat § 28-7-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 28 - Legislature|Chapter 7 - Lobbyists|Article 1 - In General|Section 28-7-101 - Registration; Reports.

28-7-101. Registration; reports.| (a) As used in W.S. 28-7-101 through 28-7-104 "lobby" or "as a lobbyist" means to attempt to influence legislation.  (b) Any person, who, on behalf of any association, corporation, labor union, public, nonprofit or private special interest group or any interest other than personal, is receiving or has a reasonable expectation of receiving expense reimbursement or compensation in excess of five hundred dollars ($500.00) in a reporting period defined under W.S. 28-7-201(c), as a lobbyist shall, before, or within forty-eight (48) hours of, commencing lobbying activities during a reporting period as defined under W.S. 28-7-201(c), register with the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall collect a registration fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) at time of registration, which shall be deposited with the state treasurer to be placed in the general fund. Any person who is not receiving or has no reasonable expectation of receiving expense reimbursement or compensation in excess of five hundred dollars ($500.00), or who shall receive no compensation beyond travel and per diem expenses for lobbying activities under this chapter shall pay a registration fee of ten dollars ($10.00) to the secretary of state at the time of registration. Registration shall state:  (i) The name and business address of the individual registering;  (ii) The name and business address of the association, corporation, labor union, public, nonprofit or private special interest group which the person represents.  (c) Not later than March 1 of each year the secretary of state shall make available a report of the registrations to all duly elected members of the house of representatives, the senate, state elected officials and any other person requesting a copy of the report.
WY Stat § 28-7-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 28 - Legislature|Chapter 7 - Lobbyists|Article 1 - In General|Section 28-7-102 - Penalties.

28-7-102. Penalties.| (a) Any person or individual failing to register as a lobbyist with the secretary of state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor subject to a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00).  (b) Any person or organization failing to file a lobbyist activity report required under W.S. 28-7-201 or who files a lobbyist activity report containing information which the lobbyist knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). Upon a second or subsequent conviction under this section, any person or organization shall have his right to be a registered lobbyist revoked by the secretary of state for a period of up to two (2) years in addition to any fine.
WY Stat § 28-7-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 28 - Legislature|Chapter 7 - Lobbyists|Article 1 - In General|Section 28-7-103 - No Infringement of Right to Petition or Communicate With Legislature.

28-7-103. No infringement of right to petition or communicate with legislature.| Nothing in the provisions of this article shall be construed to prohibit or infringe upon the right of a citizen as an individual to petition or to address written or oral communications to members of the legislature.
WY Stat § 28-7-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 28 - Legislature|Chapter 7 - Lobbyists|Article 1 - In General|Section 28-7-104 - Chapter Inapplicable to Public Official.

28-7-104. Chapter inapplicable to public official.| This article shall not apply to any public official acting in his official capacity.