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# Non-Competes in Wyoming[^about]

A question-by-question summary of Wyoming's 2025 non-compete statute, recent Wyoming case law, and state-specific commentary on restrictive covenants.


## At a glance

| Question | Wyoming |
| --- | --- |
| **Are non-competes enforceable?** | Banned |
| **Bottom line** | For contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2025, Wyoming voids most employee non-competes that restrict the right to receive compensation for labor, allowing only four narrow statutory exceptions; pre-2025 covenants remain under demanding common law. |
| **Main law or case** | Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108 (2025) (SF 107) |
| **Main exceptions** | Four carve-outs: sale-of-business; trade-secret protection; tenure-capped relocation/education/training repayment; executive and management personnel. Separate physician-to-physician practice ban. |
| **When the ban took effect** | July 1, 2025 (prospective only; signed Mar 19, 2025) |
| **Can a court narrow it?** | No |
| **Applies to contractors?** | Yes |
| **Restriction extended during a breach?** | Not addressed |
| **Maximum length set by law** | No statutory limit |

## Are employee non-compete agreements enforceable in Wyoming? {#employee-noncompetes}

**Short answer.** For contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2025, usually no. Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(a) voids most labor non-competes[^wyo-1-23-voids-labor-noncompetes] unless the covenant fits a statutory exception.

The statute covers covenants that restrict the right of any person to receive compensation for skilled or unskilled labor. State-specific law-firm commentary treats the 2025 law as a broad restriction rather than a narrow drafting adjustment [^ogletree-broad-ban][^faegre-broad-restriction][^littler-broad-ban][^fisher-shift-from-permissive][^holland-uphill-battle].

The practical reading is that a standard post-employment employee non-compete should not be reused in Wyoming after the effective date unless it is deliberately drafted into one of the remaining statutory categories.

The statute does not erase every Wyoming non-compete. Two categories fall outside the void and remain governed by Wyoming common law and its demanding reasonableness baseline: agreements entered into before July 1, 2025, which the act does not alter[^sf107-prospective-savings], and non-compete covenants drafted to fit a statutory exception. Fitting an exception keeps a non-compete out of the statutory void but does not make it automatically enforceable — such a covenant must still satisfy the common-law reasonableness elements[^malave-reasonableness-baseline], and Wyoming courts strictly construe[^brown-strict-construction-baseline] restraints against the employer. The next question covers what law still governs those covenants; the pre-2025 cohort also shrinks as those agreements age out.

## What law governs Wyoming non-compete covenants the 2025 statute does not void? {#pre-2025-agreements}

**Short answer.** Wyoming common law governs them, applying the same demanding reasonableness baseline that predated the statute. Two cohorts fall outside the statutory void: agreements entered into before July 1, 2025, which the act does not alter[^sf107-savings-clause], and non-compete covenants that fit a statutory exception.

Falling outside the statutory void does not make either cohort easy to enforce. Wyoming common law uses traditional enforceability elements[^malave-five-elements]: the covenant must be written, part of an employment contract, supported by reasonable consideration, reasonable in duration and geography, and not against public policy.

Wyoming cases also strictly construe non-competes[^brown-strict-construction] and put the burden on the employer to prove special circumstances that make the restraint reasonably necessary. For a post-hire covenant, continued employment alone is not enough consideration[^brown-separate-consideration]. The pre-2025 cohort shrinks as those agreements age out. Among the statutory exceptions, the ones that operate as non-competes — such as the executive-and-management carve-out — remain subject to this same reasonableness analysis, while the capped repayment carve-out is an expense-recovery mechanism judged on the statutory schedule rather than the reasonableness test. A later question covers the four exceptions in detail, and a separate question covers whether a court will narrow an overbroad covenant.

> [!CAUTION]
> **Drafting note.**
>
> No published Wyoming authority addresses tolling a non-compete during a breach. Wyoming strictly construes restrictive covenants and puts the burden on the employer to justify the restraint [^brown-strict-construction]. A tolling provision adds duration that faces the same reasonableness scrutiny as the original term — without judicial willingness to trim — so the realistic downside is voiding the covenant, not narrowing it.

## Does Wyoming's non-compete ban apply to independent contractors? {#independent-contractors}

**Short answer.** Likely yes under the dominant 2025 law-firm commentary, but that is still an interpretation rather than a Wyoming appellate holding.

The reason is the statutory phrase "any person"[^wyo-1-23-any-person]. State-specific law-firm commentary reads that wording broadly enough to reach independent contractors, not only W-2 employees [^littler-any-status][^faegre-includes-contractors][^fisher-colorado-any-person]. That same broad phrasing closely mirrors Colorado's void-for-compensation rule, which is why commentary points to Colorado as the analogue. *See our companion note on [whether Colorado employee non-competes are enforceable](/legal/non-compete/colorado#enforceability).*

That is a strong drafting assumption for Wyoming templates, but a careful note should still say that Wyoming courts have not yet issued a controlling appellate decision on the contractor question.

## Can a Wyoming court narrow an overbroad non-compete? {#court-narrowing}

**Short answer.** No. The Wyoming Supreme Court will not rewrite an overbroad covenant[^hassler-no-blue-pencil] to bring it within the bounds of reason.

The court held that the entire agreement was void because the duration and geographic terms were unreasonable. That makes overbreadth more expensive in Wyoming than in states where courts may trim an unreasonable covenant down to an enforceable scope.

> [!CAUTION]
> **Drafting note.**
>
> A Wyoming court is unlikely to rescue an overbroad covenant by narrowing it later. That risk applies both to legacy agreements and to new agreements drafted inside a statutory exception [^holland-blue-pencil-warning].

> [!CAUTION]
> **Drafting note.**
>
> Where a covenant falls within a statutory exception and enforceability matters, enforceability is more likely when duration and geography are tied to specific business needs and the reasonableness analysis is documented at drafting time. Because a Wyoming court will void an overbroad covenant whole rather than trim it [^hassler-no-blue-pencil], the upside of an aggressive scope is small relative to the risk of losing the covenant entirely.

## What non-compete restrictions are still allowed in Wyoming after July 1, 2025? {#available-restrictions}

**Short answer.** Four categories remain in play: sale-of-business covenants, trade-secret covenants, capped repayment provisions, and covenants with executive and management personnel and their professional staff.

The four statutory carveouts[^wyo-1-23-four-carveouts] are listed in Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(a). The repayment carveout is not a blank check; it is capped by the employee's tenure, with lower recovery percentages as service length increases.

Fitting one of these categories keeps a covenant out of the statutory void, but it does not make the covenant automatically enforceable — an exception covenant that operates as a non-compete is still judged under the common-law reasonableness baseline covered in the earlier question on what law governs covenants the statute does not void.

> [!CAUTION]
> **Drafting note.**
>
> A statutory exception is not a license for loose drafting. Employer-side law-firm commentary still points to reasonable scope and legitimate business fit [^holland-options-remain]; law-firm commentary also treats the breadth of the trade-secret exception as an open question [^littler-trade-secret-unsettled].

> [!CAUTION]
> **Drafting note.**
>
> The trade-secret exception covers covenants only to the extent they protect information that meets Wyoming's statutory trade-secret definition. Enforceability is more likely when the contractual definition of protected information is tied to that statutory bar and each category is documented as meeting it, since how broadly Wyoming courts read the carveout remains an open question [^littler-trade-secret-unsettled].

## Are customer non-solicitation agreements enforceable in Wyoming? {#customer-nonsolicits}

**Short answer.** Unclear. The safer Wyoming-specific answer is not *always valid* or *always void*; it depends on whether the covenant functions like a prohibited non-compete.

Brownstein takes the employer-friendly view that customer non-solicitation covenants remain intact [^brownstein-nonsolicits-unaffected]. Fisher Phillips warns that Wyoming courts still must decide whether customer non-solicits are covered covenants not to compete under the new text [^fisher-classification-question].

> [!CAUTION]
> **Drafting note.**
>
> A narrow customer-relationship restriction carries less risk than language that prevents the person from earning compensation in a field, territory, or role. The closer the clause gets to a work ban, the more non-compete risk it carries [^fisher-classification-question].

## Are employee non-solicitation agreements enforceable in Wyoming? {#employee-nonsolicits}

**Short answer.** Not clearly. Wyoming's statute does not create an express employee non-solicit exception.

Law-firm commentary says the omission leaves the issue unclear [^littler-no-nonsolicit-carveout]. Other law-firm commentary groups employee non-solicits with adjacent restraints that Wyoming courts may eventually have to classify [^fisher-adjacent-restraints].

The practical drafting approach is to treat employee non-solicits as unsettled if they work as a de facto restriction on the departing person's ability to perform skilled or unskilled labor.

## Are confidentiality agreements or NDAs enforceable if they function like a Wyoming non-compete? {#confidentiality-ndas}

**Short answer.** Ordinary confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements are more likely to remain enforceable, but broad clauses that operate like a work restriction are riskier.

Brownstein says the statute does not affect nondisclosure or confidentiality agreements [^brownstein-nda-unaffected]. Fisher Phillips warns that courts still may need to decide whether broad confidentiality provisions are really prohibited non-compete covenants under another name [^fisher-nda-question].

> [!CAUTION]
> **Drafting note.**
>
> A confidentiality clause that protects confidential information carries less risk than one drafted to prevent someone from working in a role, industry, or geography. The broader the definition of protected information, the more the clause begins to look like a non-compete substitute [^fisher-nda-question].

## Can Wyoming employers bind executives or managers to non-competes under the statutory exception? {#executives-managers}

**Short answer.** Possibly, but the exception is not self-defining. Wyoming allows covenants with executive and management personnel and their professional staff, but the statute does not define those terms.

The statutory exception covers executive and management personnel[^wyo-1-23-exec-staff]. Law-firm commentary flags the drafting gap [^faegre-exec-undefined], and other law-firm commentary points to Colorado cases as possible nonbinding guidance because Colorado once used similar language [^fisher-actual-duties][^holland-colorado-analogy].

Those comparisons point toward function over title: supervision, autonomy, hiring or firing authority, and a meaningful role in implementing management functions. A *manager* label alone is not the safest basis for the Wyoming exception.

## Can a Wyoming non-compete prevent a physician from practicing medicine? {#physicians}

**Short answer.** For physician-to-physician agreements covered by the statutory text, no. Wyoming separately voids a physician non-compete that restricts the right to practice medicine after termination.

The statute also allows a departing physician to share continuing practice and new professional contact information with rare-disorder patients, without liability to the prior counterparty [^wyo-1-23-physician-bc].

The harder question is the phrase "between physicians"[^wyo-1-23-between-physicians]. Commentary flags that wording as an open statutory question for contracts with hospitals or other non-physician entities [^littler-between-physicians][^holland-between-physicians]. The careful statement is that Wyoming clearly voids physician-to-physician practice restraints and leaves the outer scope of physician-employer application less certain.

> [!CAUTION]
> **Drafting note.**
>
> Wyoming voids physician-to-physician practice restraints and protects the departing physician's right to share continuing-practice information with rare-disorder patients [^wyo-1-23-physician-bc]. Mirroring that statutory protection in the clause itself reduces risk, and relying on the broader exec/management exception for physicians employed by non-physician entities is riskier — the "between physicians"[^wyo-1-23-between-physicians] language leaves that scope unsettled [^holland-between-physicians].

## Are anti-moonlighting clauses risky under Wyoming's non-compete law? {#anti-moonlighting}

**Short answer.** Potentially. A narrow conflict-of-interest rule is different from a broad ban on outside work, but the statutory text creates risk for clauses that restrict compensation for labor.

The statute focuses on covenants that restrict compensation for skilled or unskilled labor [^wyo-1-23-compensation-focus]. Fisher Phillips specifically flags anti-moonlighting provisions as one of the adjacent covenant types Wyoming courts may need to classify under the 2025 statute [^fisher-anti-moonlighting].

This is useful to keep separate from non-competes because many employers do not call those clauses *non-competes*, even when they restrict outside work in a way that starts to resemble one.

## Can Wyoming employers recover relocation, education, or training expenses from departing employees? {#repayment-clauses}

**Short answer.** Yes, but only within the statutory schedule. The longer the employee stays, the less the employer can recover.

Wyoming permits recovery of up to 100% of relocation, education, and training expenses if the employee served less than two years; up to 66% after at least two but less than three years; and up to 33% after at least three but less than four years. The repayment schedule[^wyo-1-23-repayment-schedule] does not provide an additional recovery tier after that.

> [!CAUTION]
> **Drafting note.**
>
> A clause drafted as an expense-recovery provision carries less risk than one that operates as a disguised penalty for competition. Enforceability is more likely when the amount is tied to actual relocation, education, or training expense and the statutory percentages [^ogletree-repayment-tier][^faegre-repayment-tier].

## Should employers update or re-review Wyoming restrictive covenant templates after July 1, 2025? {#template-updates}

**Short answer.** Probably yes — and at least re-review. Any form that contains a non-compete outside a statutory exception should be updated, while a form with no non-compete may already conform; either way the new statute turns unreviewed template rollover into a legal risk point, especially where an older covenant might have remained enforceable under common law.

Wyoming-specific commentary treats SF 107 as a major narrowing of employer practice, not a minor drafting tweak [^ogletree-review-revise]. A complete re-review usually covers non-compete templates, offer letters, incentive agreements, physician agreements, non-solicits, NDAs, anti-moonlighting clauses, and repayment provisions together.

Commentary specifically warns employers to evaluate routine replacement or updating programs because a new agreement after July 1, 2025 may replace something that was enforceable with something void [^littler-rollover-warning]. Where a grandfathered covenant needs changes, commentary suggests amending or renewing it rather than signing a fresh agreement, when the existing terms allow that, so the covenant is not treated as newly entered into after the effective date [^holland-amend-not-replace]. The common-law cases also mean that even old-law Wyoming covenants required careful drafting [^brown-baseline][^malave-baseline][^hassler-baseline].

## What recent developments changed Wyoming non-compete law? {#recent-developments}

**Short answer.** Wyoming moved from a mostly common-law regime to a broad prospective statutory ban with enumerated exceptions.

**March 19, 2025:** Governor Mark Gordon signed Senate File 107, creating Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108 and adding physician-specific rules [^ogletree-effective-date].

**July 1, 2025:** The new statute took effect for contracts entered into on or after that date. Earlier contracts were not altered, amended, or impaired by the act [^sf107-effective-date].

**2021–2022 backdrop:** Wyoming's common-law baseline was already demanding because of strict construction, consideration, and no-narrowing cases [^brown-prima-facie][^malave-common-law-elements][^hassler-void-public-policy].

[^about]: By Steven Obiajulu, J.D. Published by [openagreements.org](https://openagreements.org) · Maintained by [UseJunior](https://usejunior.com). Last reviewed 2026-04-14. License: CC BY 4.0. Steven Obiajulu, J.D. is admitted in New York, not Wyoming. This article synthesizes Wyoming primary law and is not legal advice from a Wyoming-admitted attorney. This article is for informational purposes only and does not create an attorney-client relationship.

[^wyo-1-23-voids-labor-noncompetes]: **Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(a)** — "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) (2025) (SF 107, Enrolled Act No. 87).* <https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0107.pdf>

[^ogletree-broad-ban]: **Ogletree Deakins commentary** — "Wyoming enacted legislation that will void noncompete agreements with employees with limited exceptions." *Ogletree Deakins, Wyoming Enacts Law to Restrict the Use of Noncompete Agreements (2025).* <https://ogletree.com/insights-resources/blog-posts/wyoming-enacts-law-to-restrict-the-use-of-noncompete-agreements/>

[^faegre-broad-restriction]: **Faegre Drinker commentary** — "The law prohibits any covenant not to compete that restricts the right of any person to receive compensation for performance of skilled or unskilled labor unless it falls under one of four statutory exceptions" *Faegre Drinker, Wyoming Enacts Significant Restrictions on Noncompete Agreements (2025).* <https://www.faegredrinker.com/en/insights/publications/2025/3/wyoming-enacts-significant-restrictions-on-noncompete-agreements>

[^littler-broad-ban]: **Littler Mendelson commentary** — "New Wyoming law voids most non-compete agreements." *Littler Mendelson, Wyoming Bans Non-Compete Covenants with Some Exceptions (2025).* <https://www.littler.com/news-analysis/asap/wyoming-bans-non-compete-covenants-some-exceptions>

[^fisher-shift-from-permissive]: **Fisher Phillips commentary** — "Wyoming's sweeping prohibition marks a clear departure from the state's previous permissive approach to non-compete agreements." *Fisher Phillips, New Law Voids Most Wyoming Non-Compete Agreements (2025).* <https://www.fisherphillips.com/en/insights/insights/new-law-voids-most-wyoming-non-compete-agreements>

[^holland-uphill-battle]: **Holland & Hart commentary** — "Employers still have an uphill battle to enforce a covenant not to compete in court." *Holland & Hart, Wyoming Legislature Takes a Bite Out of Covenants Not to Compete (2025).* <https://www.hollandhart.com/wyoming-legislature-takes-a-bite-out-of-covenants-not-to-compete-1>

[^sf107-prospective-savings]: **SF 107 § 2(b)** — "Nothing in this act shall be construed to alter, amend or impair any contract or agreement entered into before July 1, 2025." *S.F. 107, Enrolled Act No. 87, § 2(b), 68th Leg., Gen. Sess. (Wyo. 2025).* <https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0107.pdf>

[^malave-reasonableness-baseline]: **Malave v. Western Wyoming Beverages, Inc.** — "A valid and enforceable covenant not to compete requires a showing that the covenant is: (1) in writing; (2) part of a contract of employment; (3) based on reasonable consideration; (4) reasonable in durational and geographical limitations; and (5) not against public policy." *Malave v. Western Wyoming Beverages, Inc., 2022 WY 14, 503 P.3d 36.* <https://law.justia.com/cases/wyoming/supreme-court/2022/s-21-0140.html#:~:text=A%20valid%20and%20enforceable%20covenant,(5)%20not%20against%20public%20policy.>

[^brown-strict-construction-baseline]: **Brown v. Best Home Health & Hospice, LLC** — "Contracts which hinder them from doing so are ‘strictly construed and rigidly scanned and are declared void unless necessary for the reasonable protection of the employer.’" *Brown v. Best Home Health & Hospice, LLC, 2021 WY 83, 491 P.3d 1021.* <https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9998787/jennifer-brown-fka-jennifer-stringer-nora-youngren-and-carol-wolfe-v/#:~:text=Contracts%20which%20hinder%20them%20from,reasonable%20protection%20of%20the%20employer.%22>

[^sf107-savings-clause]: **SF 107 § 2(b)** — "Nothing in this act shall be construed to alter, amend or impair any contract or agreement entered into before July 1, 2025." *S.F. 107, Enrolled Act No. 87, § 2(b), 68th Leg., Gen. Sess. (Wyo. 2025).* <https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0107.pdf>

[^malave-five-elements]: **Malave v. Western Wyoming Beverages, Inc.** — "A valid and enforceable covenant not to compete requires a showing that the covenant is: (1) in writing; (2) part of a contract of employment; (3) based on reasonable consideration; (4) reasonable in durational and geographical limitations; and (5) not against public policy." *Malave v. Western Wyoming Beverages, Inc., 2022 WY 14, 503 P.3d 36.* <https://law.justia.com/cases/wyoming/supreme-court/2022/s-21-0140.html#:~:text=A%20valid%20and%20enforceable%20covenant,(5)%20not%20against%20public%20policy.>

[^brown-strict-construction]: **Brown v. Best Home Health & Hospice, LLC** — "Contracts which hinder them from doing so are ‘strictly construed and rigidly scanned and are declared void unless necessary for the reasonable protection of the employer.’" *Brown v. Best Home Health & Hospice, LLC, 2021 WY 83, 491 P.3d 1021.* <https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9998787/jennifer-brown-fka-jennifer-stringer-nora-youngren-and-carol-wolfe-v/#:~:text=Contracts%20which%20hinder%20them%20from,reasonable%20protection%20of%20the%20employer.%22>

[^brown-separate-consideration]: **Brown v. Best Home Health & Hospice, LLC** — "when an employer requests an existing employee sign a non-compete agreement, the employer must provide ‘separate contemporaneous consideration’ for the new promise" *Brown v. Best Home Health & Hospice, LLC, 2021 WY 83, 491 P.3d 1021.* <https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9998787/jennifer-brown-fka-jennifer-stringer-nora-youngren-and-carol-wolfe-v/#:~:text=when%20an%20employer%20requests%20an,consideration%22%20for%20the%20new%20promise>

[^wyo-1-23-any-person]: **Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(a)** — "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) (2025).* <https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0107.pdf>

[^littler-any-status]: **Littler Mendelson commentary** — "The Act contains language broad enough to make most non-compete covenants with workers void regardless of a worker's status as an employee or an independent contractor" *Littler Mendelson, Wyoming Bans Non-Compete Covenants with Some Exceptions (2025).* <https://www.littler.com/news-analysis/asap/wyoming-bans-non-compete-covenants-some-exceptions>

[^faegre-includes-contractors]: **Faegre Drinker commentary** — "Given that the law applies this restriction to agreements with any ‘person,’ this bans noncompete agreements with both employees and independent contractors" *Faegre Drinker, Wyoming Enacts Significant Restrictions on Noncompete Agreements (2025).* <https://www.faegredrinker.com/en/insights/publications/2025/3/wyoming-enacts-significant-restrictions-on-noncompete-agreements>

[^fisher-colorado-any-person]: **Fisher Phillips commentary** — "any covenant not to compete that restricts the right of any person to receive compensation for performance of skilled or unskilled labor...several provisions closely mirror language found in Colorado's prior non-compete statute" *Fisher Phillips, New Law Voids Most Wyoming Non-Compete Agreements (2025).* <https://www.fisherphillips.com/en/insights/insights/new-law-voids-most-wyoming-non-compete-agreements>

[^hassler-no-blue-pencil]: **Hassler v. Circle C Resources** — "Wyoming courts will no longer exceed the scope of their traditional authority in contract interpretation by redrafting noncompete agreements to bring them within the bounds of reason." *Hassler v. Circle C Resources, 2022 WY 28, 505 P.3d 169.* <https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9998701/charlene-hassler-v-circle-c-resources/#:~:text=Wyoming%20courts%20will%20no%20longer,within%20the%20bounds%20of%20reason.>

[^holland-blue-pencil-warning]: **Holland & Hart commentary** — "Since a 2022 Wyoming Supreme Court decision, Wyoming courts are no longer authorized to revise an unreasonable covenant to make it reasonable." *Holland & Hart, Wyoming Legislature Takes a Bite Out of Covenants Not to Compete (2025).* <https://www.hollandhart.com/wyoming-legislature-takes-a-bite-out-of-covenants-not-to-compete-1>

[^wyo-1-23-four-carveouts]: **Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(a)(i)–(iv)** — "This subsection shall not apply to: (i) Any covenant not to compete contained in a contract for the purchase and sale of a business or the assets of a business; (ii) 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); (iii) Any contractual provision providing for the recovery of all or a portion of the expense of relocating, educating and training an employee as follows ... (iv) Executive and management personnel and officers and employees who constitute professional staff to executive and management personnel." *Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(a)(i)–(iv) (2025).* <https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0107.pdf>

[^holland-options-remain]: **Holland & Hart commentary** — "the new law leaves Wyoming businesses with a few options to continue to use those covenants, employers need to move quickly" *Holland & Hart, Wyoming Legislature Takes a Bite Out of Covenants Not to Compete (2025).* <https://www.hollandhart.com/wyoming-legislature-takes-a-bite-out-of-covenants-not-to-compete-1>

[^littler-trade-secret-unsettled]: **Littler Mendelson commentary** — "How expansive the trade secret exception will turn out to be waits to be seen." *Littler Mendelson, Wyoming Bans Non-Compete Covenants with Some Exceptions (2025).* <https://www.littler.com/news-analysis/asap/wyoming-bans-non-compete-covenants-some-exceptions>

[^brownstein-nonsolicits-unaffected]: **Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck commentary** — "However, non-solicitation, non-recruitment and confidentiality restrictions remain unaffected." *Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Wyoming Adopts Statutory Limits for Noncompetes (2025).* <https://www.bhfs.com/insight/wyoming-adopts-statutory-limits-for-noncompetes/>

[^fisher-classification-question]: **Fisher Phillips commentary** — "What is not clear, however, is whether other common forms of restrictive covenants will likewise be interpreted to constitute ‘covenants not to compete.’" *Fisher Phillips, New Law Voids Most Wyoming Non-Compete Agreements (2025).* <https://www.fisherphillips.com/en/insights/insights/new-law-voids-most-wyoming-non-compete-agreements>

[^littler-no-nonsolicit-carveout]: **Littler Mendelson commentary** — "Noticeably absent are any express exceptions for non-solicit restrictions such as covenants prohibiting the solicitation of customers or the solicitation of other employees" *Littler Mendelson, Wyoming Bans Non-Compete Covenants with Some Exceptions (2025).* <https://www.littler.com/news-analysis/asap/wyoming-bans-non-compete-covenants-some-exceptions>

[^fisher-adjacent-restraints]: **Fisher Phillips commentary** — "What is not clear, however, is whether other common forms of restrictive covenants will likewise be interpreted to constitute ‘covenants not to compete.’" *Fisher Phillips, New Law Voids Most Wyoming Non-Compete Agreements (2025).* <https://www.fisherphillips.com/en/insights/insights/new-law-voids-most-wyoming-non-compete-agreements>

[^brownstein-nda-unaffected]: **Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck commentary** — "However, non-solicitation, non-recruitment and confidentiality restrictions remain unaffected." *Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Wyoming Adopts Statutory Limits for Noncompetes (2025).* <https://www.bhfs.com/insight/wyoming-adopts-statutory-limits-for-noncompetes/>

[^fisher-nda-question]: **Fisher Phillips commentary** — "What is not clear, however, is whether other common forms of restrictive covenants will likewise be interpreted to constitute ‘covenants not to compete.’" *Fisher Phillips, New Law Voids Most Wyoming Non-Compete Agreements (2025).* <https://www.fisherphillips.com/en/insights/insights/new-law-voids-most-wyoming-non-compete-agreements>

[^wyo-1-23-exec-staff]: **Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(a)(iv)** — "Executive and management personnel and officers and employees who constitute professional staff to executive and management personnel." *Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(a)(iv) (2025).* <https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0107.pdf>

[^faegre-exec-undefined]: **Faegre Drinker commentary** — "The statute does not define the terms ‘executive and personnel management’ or ‘professional staff,’ so which specific employees would qualify for this exemption is an open question" *Faegre Drinker, Wyoming Enacts Significant Restrictions on Noncompete Agreements (2025).* <https://www.faegredrinker.com/en/insights/publications/2025/3/wyoming-enacts-significant-restrictions-on-noncompete-agreements>

[^fisher-actual-duties]: **Fisher Phillips commentary** — "This analysis should focus on actual job responsibilities – not just job titles." *Fisher Phillips, New Law Voids Most Wyoming Non-Compete Agreements (2025).* <https://www.fisherphillips.com/en/insights/insights/new-law-voids-most-wyoming-non-compete-agreements>

[^holland-colorado-analogy]: **Holland & Hart commentary** — "Whether Wyoming courts will follow those definitions remains to be seen." *Holland & Hart, Wyoming Legislature Takes a Bite Out of Covenants Not to Compete (2025).* <https://www.hollandhart.com/wyoming-legislature-takes-a-bite-out-of-covenants-not-to-compete-1>

[^wyo-1-23-physician-bc]: **Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(b)–(c)** — "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 ... is void" *Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(b)–(c) (2025).* <https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0107.pdf>

[^wyo-1-23-between-physicians]: **Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(b)** — "Any covenant not to compete provision of an employment, partnership or corporate agreement between physicians ... is void" *Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(b) (2025).* <https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0107.pdf>

[^littler-between-physicians]: **Littler Mendelson commentary** — "The language in this subparagraph suggests that the restriction only intends to limit non-compete provisions in contracts entered into ‘between physicians,’" *Littler Mendelson, Wyoming Bans Non-Compete Covenants with Some Exceptions (2025).* <https://www.littler.com/news-analysis/asap/wyoming-bans-non-compete-covenants-some-exceptions>

[^holland-between-physicians]: **Holland & Hart commentary** — "This language suggests that the law intends to invalidate covenants not to compete entered into between physicians who are members of or employed by a medical practice owned by physicians, and not those contracts with hospitals or other types of entities." *Holland & Hart, Wyoming Legislature Takes a Bite Out of Covenants Not to Compete (2025).* <https://www.hollandhart.com/wyoming-legislature-takes-a-bite-out-of-covenants-not-to-compete-1>

[^wyo-1-23-compensation-focus]: **Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(a)** — "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) (2025).* <https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0107.pdf>

[^fisher-anti-moonlighting]: **Fisher Phillips commentary** — "For instance, will customer non-solicitation covenants fall into this definition? Employee non-solicitation covenants? Broad confidentiality agreements? ‘Anti-moonlighting’ agreements" *Fisher Phillips, New Law Voids Most Wyoming Non-Compete Agreements (2025).* <https://www.fisherphillips.com/en/insights/insights/new-law-voids-most-wyoming-non-compete-agreements>

[^wyo-1-23-repayment-schedule]: **Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(a)(iii)** — "Any contractual provision providing for the recovery of all or a portion of the expense of relocating, educating and training an employee as follows" *Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108(a)(iii) (2025).* <https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0107.pdf>

[^ogletree-repayment-tier]: **Ogletree Deakins commentary** — "The law permits employers to include provisions in employment contracts allowing them to recover relocation, education, and training expenses" *Ogletree Deakins, Wyoming Enacts Law to Restrict the Use of Noncompete Agreements (2025).* <https://ogletree.com/insights-resources/blog-posts/wyoming-enacts-law-to-restrict-the-use-of-noncompete-agreements/>

[^faegre-repayment-tier]: **Faegre Drinker commentary** — "Recovery of not more than 100% of the expense for an employee who has served an employer for a period of less than two years." *Faegre Drinker, Wyoming Enacts Significant Restrictions on Noncompete Agreements (2025).* <https://www.faegredrinker.com/en/insights/publications/2025/3/wyoming-enacts-significant-restrictions-on-noncompete-agreements>

[^ogletree-review-revise]: **Ogletree Deakins commentary** — "Employers using noncompete agreements may want to consider whether those provisions are being applied in one of the specifically enumerated exceptions." *Ogletree Deakins, Wyoming Enacts Law to Restrict the Use of Noncompete Agreements (2025).* <https://ogletree.com/insights-resources/blog-posts/wyoming-enacts-law-to-restrict-the-use-of-noncompete-agreements/>

[^littler-rollover-warning]: **Littler Mendelson commentary** — "Employers in Wyoming will need to evaluate routine replacement or updating programs that put a new non-compete agreement in place" *Littler Mendelson, Wyoming Bans Non-Compete Covenants with Some Exceptions (2025).* <https://www.littler.com/news-analysis/asap/wyoming-bans-non-compete-covenants-some-exceptions>

[^holland-amend-not-replace]: **Holland & Hart commentary** — "consider whether those agreements have terms that permit you to renew or amend the agreements without entering into an entirely new agreement." *Holland & Hart, Wyoming Legislature Takes a Bite Out of Covenants Not to Compete (2025).* <https://www.hollandhart.com/wyoming-legislature-takes-a-bite-out-of-covenants-not-to-compete-1>

[^brown-baseline]: **Brown v. Best Home Health & Hospice, LLC** — "Continued employment is not sufficient consideration to support a non-compete agreement." *Brown v. Best Home Health & Hospice, LLC, 2021 WY 83, 491 P.3d 1021.* <https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9998787/jennifer-brown-fka-jennifer-stringer-nora-youngren-and-carol-wolfe-v/#:~:text=Continued%20employment%20is%20not%20sufficient,to%20support%20a%20non%2Dcompete%20agreement.>

[^malave-baseline]: **Malave v. Western Wyoming Beverages, Inc.** — "A valid and enforceable covenant not to compete requires a showing that the covenant is: (1) in writing; (2) part of a contract of employment; (3) based on reasonable consideration; (4) reasonable in durational and geographical limitations; and (5) not against public policy." *Malave v. Western Wyoming Beverages, Inc., 2022 WY 14, 503 P.3d 36.* <https://law.justia.com/cases/wyoming/supreme-court/2022/s-21-0140.html#:~:text=A%20valid%20and%20enforceable%20covenant,(5)%20not%20against%20public%20policy.>

[^hassler-baseline]: **Hassler v. Circle C Resources** — "By rejecting the liberal blue pencil rule, we encourage employers to incorporate only reasonable trade restraints into their employment contracts" *Hassler v. Circle C Resources, 2022 WY 28, 505 P.3d 169.* <https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9998701/charlene-hassler-v-circle-c-resources/#:~:text=By%20rejecting%20the%20liberal%20blue,restraints%20into%20their%20employment%20contracts>

[^ogletree-effective-date]: **Ogletree Deakins commentary** — "The new legislation, which will take effect on July 1, 2025, applies to contracts entered into on or after that date." *Ogletree Deakins, Wyoming Enacts Law to Restrict the Use of Noncompete Agreements (2025).* <https://ogletree.com/insights-resources/blog-posts/wyoming-enacts-law-to-restrict-the-use-of-noncompete-agreements/>

[^sf107-effective-date]: **SF 107 §§ 1–3** — "This act shall apply to contracts entered into on and after July 1, 2025." *S.F. 107, Enrolled Act No. 87, §§ 1–3, 68th Leg., Gen. Sess. (Wyo. 2025).* <https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0107.pdf>

[^brown-prima-facie]: **Brown v. Best Home Health & Hospice, LLC** — "A non-compete provision ‘is prima facie invalid" *Brown v. Best Home Health & Hospice, LLC, 2021 WY 83, 491 P.3d 1021.* <https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9998787/jennifer-brown-fka-jennifer-stringer-nora-youngren-and-carol-wolfe-v/#:~:text=A%20non%2Dcompete%20provision%20%22is%20prima%20facie%20invalid>

[^malave-common-law-elements]: **Malave v. Western Wyoming Beverages, Inc.** — "A valid and enforceable covenant not to compete requires a showing that the covenant is: (1) in writing; (2) part of a contract of employment; (3) based on reasonable consideration; (4) reasonable in durational and geographical limitations; and (5) not against public policy." *Malave v. Western Wyoming Beverages, Inc., 2022 WY 14, 503 P.3d 36.* <https://law.justia.com/cases/wyoming/supreme-court/2022/s-21-0140.html#:~:text=A%20valid%20and%20enforceable%20covenant,(5)%20not%20against%20public%20policy.>

[^hassler-void-public-policy]: **Hassler v. Circle C Resources** — "The entire agreement is void in violation of public policy." *Hassler v. Circle C Resources, 2022 WY 28, 505 P.3d 169.* <https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9998701/charlene-hassler-v-circle-c-resources/#:~:text=The%20entire%20agreement%20is%20void,in%20violation%20of%20public%20policy.>
