Hiring
Advertising
What are the requirements relating to advertising open positions?
Wyoming has no law related to advertising open job positions. Employers must comply with the anti-discrimination provisions of the Wyoming Fair Employment Practices Act (Wyo. Stat. §27-9-105.3).
Background checks
(a)Criminal records and arrests
Wyoming law does not restrict an employer’s use of criminal history records for both arrests and convictions.
(b)Medical history
Under Wyoming’s Fair Employment Practices Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability, employers cannot take adverse action against an applicant or employee because of genetic information. "Genetic information" is information about an individual’s genetic tests, the genetic tests of their family members, or occurrences of disease or disorder among their family members (Wyo. Rules, Dept. of Workforce Servs., Labor Standards, Ch. 5, Sec.2(f)).
(c)Drug screening
Wyoming has no state law regulating drug and alcohol testing. However, courts have addressed the reasonableness of employer testing in deciding whether an employee should be disqualified from unemployment benefits after termination for refusing to take a drug test (e.g., Employment Sec. Comm’n v. Western Gas Processors, Ltd., 786 P.2d 866 (Wyo. 1990)).
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