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Workers’ compensation
Employers can obtain a premium discount if they comply with a drug and alcohol testing program approved by the Division of Workers’ Compensation. Program requirements include pre-employment, post-accident, random, and reasonable suspicion testing. Training is required for employees and supervisors.
Wyoming’s workers' compensation law also denies benefits to an employee who is injured or killed in an accident while intoxicated or under the influence of a controlled substance not prescribed by a health care provider.
Contacts
State of Wyoming—Department of Employment
Wyoming—Workers’ Safety and Compensation Division
Regulations
Wyo. Stat. Title 27, Ch. 14, §27-14-102(a)(xi)(B)(I)
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Wyo. Stat. Title 27, Ch. 14, §27-14-201
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Under the Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses final rule, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) prohibits employers from using drug testing, or the threat of drug testing, to retaliate against an employee for reporting an injury or illness.
Employers may conduct post-incident drug testing if there is a reasonable possibility that employee drug use could have contributed to the reported injury or illness.
Contacts
Drug testing rules
U.S. Department of Transportation
Regulations
DOT drug testing rules
49 CFR Part 40
49 CFR Part 382
Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988
United States Code at 41 U.S.C. 81
Guidance document