House Passes Extraterritorial, Teacher Coverage Bills

The Wyoming House of Representatives passed bills that would allow workers’ compensation coverage to apply to people temporarily entering or leaving the state to work, and would eliminate the requirement that teaching special education be classified as extra-hazardous employment. The House on Tuesday voted 53-0 to pass House Bill 10, sponsored by the Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee. The measure would allow policies to cover workers temporarily operating in the state if the employer is based in a state that reciprocally allows Wyoming workers within its jurisdic...