Federal & State Regulations | Discrimination - Other - Wyoming

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

The federally protected classes in employment discrimination include race, color, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), disability, and genetic information.

The Wyoming Fair Employment Practices Act of 1965 identifies the following protected classes for purposes of employment discrimination:

Age (40 or older),
Sex,
Race,
Creed,
Color,
National origin,
Ancestry,
Pregnancy, and
A qualified disabled person (capable of performing a particular job with reasonable accommodation).

A discrimination action can be brought against an employer with two or more employees.

Wyoming also regulates discrimination on the basis of tobacco use during nonworking hours.

Employer defined

“Employer” means the state of Wyoming or any political subdivision, and every other person employing two or more employees within the state; but it does not mean religious organizations or associations.

Tobacco products

It is unlawful for an employer to require that any employee or prospective employee use or refrain from using tobacco products outside the course of his employment, or otherwise to discriminate in matters of compensation or the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment on the basis of use or nonuse of tobacco products outside the course of his employment unless it is a bona fide occupational qualification that a person not use tobacco products outside the workplace.