Wyoming Workers' Compensation Attorneys

At DearLegal, we connect you with experienced Wyoming workers' comp attorneys who handle claims before the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services and the Office of Administrative Hearings.

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How we match your Wyoming workers' compensation case

When you submit a Wyoming workers' compensation matter, we route it through a national network of independent partner firms and put it in front of the one that fits best — based on the kind of case it is, what it is likely to involve, where it has to be handled, and who has capacity to take it on now.

Case type

A workers' compensation matter needs someone who handles workers' compensation work day to day, not a generalist. Practice area is the first filter.

Size and complexity

Some firms are built for catastrophic injury and multi-party litigation; others resolve straightforward claims quickly. We weigh what your matter is likely to involve against how each firm actually works.

Jurisdiction and licensing

Your matter is decided under Wyoming law, so it goes to an attorney licensed in Wyoming who regularly appears where your case would be heard.

Capacity and fit

Availability, conflicts of interest and language all matter. If the best-fit firm cannot take your case, we route it to the next one that can — or tell you plainly when no one in the network is the right answer.

Every partner reviews your case for free. Injury and workers’ compensation matters are handled on contingency — no fee unless you win. Other matters are quoted upfront, before you commit to anything.

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Exhibit A

What happens with a workers' compensation claim in Wyoming

Day 0
You’re hurt at work.
Report it to your employer in writing and get medical care. In Wyoming, the report and the first medical visit are the two things every comp claim is built on.
Within 24 hours
Tell us what happened.
Two minutes on this page. A Wyoming workers' compensation attorney reviews it for free and, if it’s a fit, you’re matched within 24 hours.
Weeks 1–4
The claim is filed and documented.
Incident report, medical records, wage history, and the insurer’s acceptance or denial. Your attorney handles the forms and the follow-ups.
Months 1–6
Benefits, and pushback.
Wage-loss and medical benefits should start; insurers routinely dispute treatment or ratings. Your attorney contests denials and independent medical exams.
Before the 1-year deadline
Hearing or petition if needed.
Wyoming gives 1 year from the date it happened. Filing keeps your leverage; missing it ends the claim.
Resolution
Award or settlement.
Fees are explained at the free consultation, before you sign anything.

Governing Statute: Worker's Compensation
Wyoming Worker's Compensation Act, Wyo. Stat. Title 27, Ch. 14
Agency: Department
Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Workers' Compensation Division — monopolistic state fund
Notice of Injury: 10 days
72 hours to notify the employer; report within 10 days (Wyo. Stat. § 27-14-502)
Statute of Limitations: 1 year
1 year from injury or knowledge of work-relatedness (Wyo. Stat. § 27-14-503)
Attorney Fees: Restricted
Subject to Office of Administrative Hearings and Division rules
Typical attorney fee: Restricted
Subject to OAH and Division rules

Wyoming is one of four monopolistic state-fund states — workers' comp is provided exclusively through the Wyoming Workers' Compensation Division within the Department of Workforce Services, under Wyo. Stat. Title 27, Ch. 14. Private comp insurance is not allowed. TTD pays 66 2/3% of AWW under Wyo. Stat. § 27-14-403. The Powder River Basin coal (Campbell County — the largest coal-producing region in the US), oil and gas, wind-energy construction, hardrock mining (trona in Sweetwater County, world's largest deposit), and the Bakken-adjacent oil-field economy in the northeast drive catastrophic claims. Wyoming's third-party tort framework under § 27-14-105 is critical because oil-field and mining injuries typically involve multiple potential defendants (drilling contractors, equipment manufacturers, trucking carriers). Attorney fees are subject to the Office of Administrative Hearings and Division rules. An experienced Wyoming attorney secures the right impairment rating, navigates the contested-case process, and aggressively pursues third-party claims.

Exhibit B

When to call a workers' compensation attorney in Wyoming

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Exhibit C

Workers' Compensation cases we take in Wyoming

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Coal mining injuries (Powder River Basin)

Campbell County surface and underground coal-mine workers (the largest coal-producing region in the US) face crush, fall, and respiratory injuries. Federal MSHA overlay.

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Exhibit D

How much do Wyoming workers' compensation attorneys cost?

Sample settlement statement

Wyoming · Workers' Compensation

Recovery$100,000

Attorney fee · 33%− $33,000

Case costs (advanced by firm)repaid at the end

To you$67,000

Due today$0

Try a different recovery$100,000

$5,000$3,000,000

Illustrative only. Your fee terms are set in a written agreement with your attorney and may include costs and expenses regardless of outcome.

Most Wyoming workers' compensation attorneys work on contingency: the fee is a share of what they recover, and nothing if they don’t.

Wyoming workers' comp attorney fees are subject to Office of Administrative Hearings and Workers' Compensation Division rules, with no private comp insurance market. Third-party tort claims (oil-field contractor, mining, motor vehicle, product liability) run outside the comp system on standard 33%–40% personal-injury contingency — and are often the primary recovery in catastrophic-injury cases.

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Exhibit E

What your Wyoming workers' compensation compensation can include

A Wyoming workers' compensation recovery is built from several parts. Tap one to see what it covers.

Medical Benefits

Reasonable and necessary medical treatment under Wyo. Stat. § 27-14-401, including future medical when needed for the work injury.

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Exhibit F

Wyoming workers' compensation questions, answered

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Notice to the employer within 72 hours, with a written report within 10 days under Wyo. Stat. § 27-14-502. The formal claim must be filed within 1 year of injury or knowledge of work-relatedness under § 27-14-503 — one of the shorter SOLs in the country.

No. Wyoming is one of four monopolistic state-fund states (with North Dakota, Ohio, and Washington). Coverage is provided exclusively through the Wyoming Workers' Compensation Division.

The worker chooses the treating physician under Wyo. Stat. § 27-14-401, subject to Division-approved-provider rules. Specialty referrals run through the treating provider.

Wyoming attorney fees in workers' comp are subject to Office of Administrative Hearings and Division rules. Third-party tort claims (oil-field, mining, motor vehicle, product liability) run on standard 33%–40% contingency outside the comp system — and are often the bigger recovery in catastrophic-injury cases.

Generally no — exclusive remedy under Wyo. Stat. § 27-14-104. Narrow co-employee 'willful and wanton misconduct' exception under § 27-14-104(a). Third-party claims against non-employers (oil-field contractors, equipment makers, negligent drivers) are not barred and are often the primary recovery.

Powder River Basin coal, oil and gas, and trona mining injuries frequently involve multiple potential third-party defendants — contractors, equipment manufacturers, trucking carriers. Third-party tort recovery often dwarfs the state-fund comp benefits.

Wyoming recognizes retaliatory-discharge claims under Wilder v. Cody Country Chamber of Commerce for terminating an employee for filing a workers' comp claim. Damages outside comp can include back pay and emotional distress.