# Wyo. Stat. § 27-14-101: Short title; statement of intent

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T27_C14_S27-14-101

## Section

- **Citation:** Wyo. Stat. § 27-14-101
- **Heading:** Short title; statement of intent
- **Jurisdiction:** Wyoming
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wyoming Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Section 27-14-101

## Text

(a) This act may be cited as the "Wyoming Worker's Compensation Act".

(b) It is the intent of the legislature in creating the Wyoming worker's compensation division that the laws administered by it to provide a worker's benefit system be interpreted to assure the quick and efficient delivery of

indemnity and medical benefits to injured and disabled workers at a reasonable cost to the employers who are subject to the Worker's Compensation Act. It is the specific intent of the legislature that benefit claims cases be decided on their merits and that the common law rule of "liberal construction" based on the supposed "remedial" basis of workers' benefits legislation shall not apply in these cases. The worker's benefit system in Wyoming is based on a mutual renunciation of common law rights and defenses by employers and employees alike. Accordingly, the legislature declares that the Worker's Compensation Act is not remedial in any sense and is not to be given a broad liberal construction in favor of any party.

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