Businesses

Financial Assistance for Businesses

• Apprenticeship Training Grants – Funding to help businesses build a skilled Wyoming workforce and support Registered Apprenticeship Program implementation and training costs.
• Business Training Grants – Grants to help businesses strengthen their workforce.
• Federal Bonding Programs – Helps employers hire or promote individuals who might otherwise have trouble getting bonded by commercial insurance.
• Internship Grants – Support businesses in offering hands-on learning opportunities that build practical skills and prepare individuals for the workplace.
• OSHA Discount Programs – Rewards Wyoming employers with a workers’ compensation discount for improving workplace safety through inspections and higher health and safety standards.
• Pre-Hire and Pre-Obligation Grants – Designed to train and prepare workers for businesses that need specialized skills.
• Short Time Compensation – Allows businesses to reduce employee hours instead of laying off workers, while helping employees recover part of their lost wages through Unemployment Insurance.
• State Apprenticeship Expansion Funding (SAEF) – Designed to boost Wyoming’s workforce by helping businesses create sustainable apprenticeship models that meet industry needs.
• Work Opportunity Tax Credit – Provides federal tax savings to employers who hire individuals facing barriers to employment, supporting both business growth and greater workforce opportunity.
• Wyoming Quality Counts – Grants to offset the expenses of conferences and training for professional development for child care program owners and staff.

Improving Safety in the Workplace

• OSHA – Sets and enforces safety rules to prevent workplace accidents and illnesses, and provides training and resources for businesses and workers across all industries.
• OSHA Discount Programs – Rewards Wyoming employers with a workers’ compensation discount for improving workplace safety through inspections and higher health and safety standards.
• Risk Management Program – Helps Wyoming employers prevent workplace injuries, lower workers’ compensation costs, and improve claims handling with expert guidance and practical tools.
• Safety Improvement Fund – Helps businesses boost workplace safety by funding extra training and equipment upgrades that go beyond basic requirements.
• Workers’ Compensation Safety & Risk – Works with Wyoming employers to prevent workplace injuries by offering free consultations, training, and resources that improve safety and help lower workers’ compensation costs.

Resources

• Public Notices – Official announcements from DWS.
• Public Records Requests – Request public records from the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services quickly and easily through our online portal.
• Virtual Training Series – Free sessions on key workforce topics to help Wyoming employers, employees, and job seekers grow professionally and succeed.
• Workforce Centers – Works directly with employers across Wyoming and partners with education, training, and workforce organizations to help you build a strong, reliable workforce.
• Wyoming Employers Hire Vets program – Recognizes and celebrates Wyoming businesses that hire and retain veterans.

Workers’ Comp & Unemployment

• Workers’ Compensation Claims – Information about filing a workers’ compensation claim for a workplace injury.
• Workers’ Compensation Premiums & Unemployment Insurance Tax – File and amend reports, pay taxes, manage account details and user access, access correspondence, handle appeals, and print certifications—all in one streamlined portal.
• Providers Injured Workers Employer Resource System (PIERS) – Find workers’ compensation claim information, billing status, payment and benefit information.
• Report an Injury – Submit workplace injury reports, ensuring timely documentation and access to workers’ compensation resources.
• Report Fraud – Submit suspected fraud tips confidentially and help protect Wyoming’s workforce system.

Wyoming and Federal Labor Information

• Labor Laws Posters – DWS provides free labor law posters, available for pickup at any of our 18 Workforce Centers across the state
• Labor Standards – Helps Wyoming employers navigate labor laws, resolve disputes, and access licenses, certificates, and wage guidance.
• Wyoming Labor Market Information – Helps Wyoming employers make informed, evidence-based decisions by delivering timely data on workforce trends, industry demand, wages, and employment patterns.

Find Employees

• HireWYO – Wyoming’s go-to site to post open positions and attract qualified candidates.

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