{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-27-4-116","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 27-4-116","heading":"Employee not liable for dishonored check; penalty.","body":"(a) No employer shall withhold money from an employee's wages for accepting a check on behalf of the employer which is not paid because the check is dishonored unless:\n(i) The employer has provided written instructions as to procedures for accepting checks and the employee fails to follow the procedures; or\n(ii) The employer reasonably believes that the employee has been a party to a fraud or other wrongdoing in taking a dishonored check.\n(b) Every employer who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).","path":["TITLE 27 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT","CHAPTER 4 - WAGES","ARTICLE 1 - IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title27.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"e242311a8dc13f6504fa719e8acd4e73bdb35d828fcf80386c45e9f371eadf7a","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-27-4-115","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-27-4-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}