Wyoming non-compete law

Pay figure in the law

None found in the statutes we read

Separate rules for professions

physicians

Statutes and official texts quoted

Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(a); Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(a)(i); Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(a)(ii); Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(a)(iii); Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(a)(iv); Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(b); Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(c); 2025 Wyo. Sess. Laws, Enrolled Act No. 87 (SF0107), §§ 2-3

Is a non-compete allowed?

Wyoming makes void any covenant not to compete that restricts a person's right to be paid for skilled or unskilled labor, subject to listed exceptions.

“Any covenant not to compete that restricts the right of any person to receive compensation for performance of skilled or unskilled labor shall be void.”
Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(a)

Notice and signing

After the relationship ends, a physician may tell patients with a rare disorder whom the physician was treating about the physician's continuing practice and new contact information, without liability for damages to parties to the prior agreement.

“a physician may disclose his continuing practice of medicine and new professional contact information to any patient with a rare disorder”
Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(c)

Health care and other professions

A covenant not to compete in an agreement between physicians that restricts a physician from practicing medicine after the relationship ends is void; the agreement's other enforceable provisions remain.

“Any covenant not to compete provision of an employment, partnership or corporate agreement between physicians that restricts the right of a physician to practice medicine as defined in W.S. 33-26-102(a)(xi), upon termination of the physician's employment, partnership or corporate affiliation, is void”
Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(b)

Who is covered

The rule does not apply to executive and management personnel, officers, and employees who are professional staff to executive and management personnel.

“Executive and management personnel and officers and employees who constitute professional staff to executive and management personnel.”
Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(a)(iv)

Exceptions

The rule does not apply to a covenant not to compete in a contract for the purchase and sale of a business or its assets.

“Any covenant not to compete contained in a contract for the purchase and sale of a business or the assets of a business;”
Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(a)(i)

The rule does not apply to a covenant not to compete to the extent it protects trade secrets.

“Any covenant not to compete to the extent the covenant provides for the protection of trade secrets as defined by W.S. 6-3-501(a)(xi);”
Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(a)(ii)

The rule does not apply to provisions recovering relocation, education and training expenses on a sliding scale: up to 100% if employed under two years, 66% for two to under three years, and 33% for three to under four years.

“Recovery of not more than one hundred percent (100%) of the expense for an employee who has served an employer for a period of less than two (2) years;”
Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(a)(iii)

When the rules took effect

The Wyoming law applies to contracts entered into on and after July 1, 2025, and does not affect contracts entered into before that date.

“(a) This act shall apply to contracts entered into on and after July 1, 2025. (b) Nothing in this act shall be construed to alter, amend or impair any contract or agreement entered into before July 1, 2025.”
2025 Wyo. Sess. Laws, Enrolled Act No. 87 (SF0107), §§ 2-3

Federal rules

On September 5, 2025, the FTC moved to dismiss its appeals in Ryan, LLC v. FTC and Properties of the Villages v. FTC and to accede to vacatur of the Non-Compete Clause Rule. FTC press release, Sept. 5, 2025

The FTC's final rule removes the Non-Compete Rule (16 CFR part 910) from the Code of Federal Regulations. 91 Fed. Reg. (Feb. 12, 2026), FR Doc. 2026-02866

Before you sign, or before you assume you are bound

1. Find every restrictive clause: non-compete, non-solicitation, no-hire and confidentiality are separate promises with separate rules.
2. Note how long each lasts and what area or customers it covers.
3. Check which state’s law the agreement picks and where disputes must be heard.
4. Compare your pay and your job with the Wyoming rules above.

Check your state with the non-compete checker.

Common questions

Are non-competes enforceable in Wyoming?

Wyoming makes void any covenant not to compete that restricts a person's right to be paid for skilled or unskilled labor, subject to listed exceptions. (Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(a)).

Does Wyoming have special non-compete rules for health care workers or other professions?

A covenant not to compete in an agreement between physicians that restricts a physician from practicing medicine after the relationship ends is void; the agreement's other enforceable provisions remain. (Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(b)).