Wyoming minors' hours, breaks, final pay, vacation and records rules
HoursReady lists these Wyoming rules and does not calculate them: minors' hours; meal and rest breaks: no state requirement for adults; final pay when employment ends; accrued vacation at separation: forfeiture only with a written, acknowledged policy; records of employees, pay and hours worked.
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Minors' hours (under 16)
Under 16, except farm or domestic service: at most 8 hours in any 12-hour period, not before 5 a.m., and not after 10 p.m. before a school day or after midnight before a day that is not a school day. Those 14 and 15 who are not enrolled in school may work an 8-hour period between 5 a.m. and midnight. Under 16 and enrolled: not while their classes are in session. Under 14: only farm, domestic or lawn and yard service. Not calculated.
Meal and rest breaks: no state requirement for adults (DOL tables)
Adults: the DOL rest period table does not list Wyoming ("States not listed do not require paid rest periods"), and Wyoming is not among the jurisdictions its meal period table lists with meal period requirements. No Wyoming statute on meal or rest periods was found in Title 27. Minors' meal and rest periods are not covered by this entry.
Final pay when employment ends
When an employee quits or is discharged, wages due are paid no later than the employer's usual practice on regularly scheduled payroll dates (or as a collective bargaining agreement says). The employer may offset sums the employee owes it from that employment. In a court suit for unpaid wages, interest of 18% a year is allowed. Not calculated.
Accrued vacation at separation: forfeiture only with a written, acknowledged policy
For wage claims, "wages" include fringe benefits but not vacation leave accrued at termination when the employer's written policies say accrued vacation is forfeited at termination and the employee has acknowledged those policies in writing. Not calculated.
Records of employees, pay and hours worked (two years)
Employers keep, for at least two years at or near the workplace, each employee's name, address and occupation, the rate of pay, the amount paid each pay period, and the hours worked each day and each workweek. Not calculated.
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