Civil Rights & Disputes in Wyoming

Wyoming's Department of Workforce Services — Labor Standards Office investigates discrimination complaints. Complaints must be filed within 180 days of the discriminatory act. Wyoming covers employers with 2 or more employees. Wyoming does not have explicit statewide protections for sexual orientation or gender identity. Wyoming does not have an anti-SLAPP statute. The defamation statute of limitations in Wyoming is one year under Wyo. Stat. Section 1-3-105. Wyoming courts generally apply the zone-of-danger test for negligent infliction of emotional distress. Wyoming is a relatively conservative civil rights jurisdiction with protections that largely mirror federal minimum requirements.