{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-19-14-111","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 19-14-111","heading":"Employment; permissive preference in private employment.","body":"(a) A private employer may grant preference to a veteran in hiring and promotion.\n(b) A private employer may grant preference in hiring and promotion to a spouse of a disabled veteran and to a surviving spouse of a deceased veteran.\n(c) The granting of a preference based on a person's status under subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall not be considered a discriminatory or unfair employment practice under local or state equal employment opportunity law, provided the granting of the preference is not based in any manner on consideration of a characteristic, attribute or category enumerated in state law as constituting a discriminatory or unfair employment practice.\n(d) As used in this section:\n(i) \"Disabled veteran\" means a veteran who has a compensable service connected permanent and total disability certified by the United States veterans administration or by the retirement board of one (1) of the several branches of the armed forces;\n(ii) \"Veteran\" means a member of the armed forces of the United States whose written evidence of separation from the armed forces shows an honorable discharge or the rendition of honorable military service.","path":["TITLE 19 - DEFENSE FORCES AND AFFAIRS","CHAPTER 14 - VETERANS"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title19.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"eb3521db10a1ffcfefeb9c2e3557f3a639cdd919ef6730e3653ac5e45232245f","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-19-14-110","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-19-14-112"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}