Wyoming made one of the most significant non-compete law changes in the country in 2025. If you signed a non-compete on or after July 1, 2025, it is very likely void under Wyoming law.
Wyoming's 2025 Non-Compete Ban
On March 19, 2025, Governor Mark Gordon signed Senate File 107 into law. Effective July 1, 2025, the law voids any covenant not to compete that restricts the right of any person to receive compensation for performance of skilled or unskilled labor.
Key features of Wyoming's new law:
- Applies to both employees and independent contractors
- Covers non-compete provisions in any type of agreement — employment agreements, contractor agreements, and other contracts
- Applies prospectively — only to agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2025
- Does not retroactively affect agreements signed before July 1, 2025
✅ If you signed a non-compete agreement on or after July 1, 2025, it is void under Wyoming law unless it falls within one of the narrow statutory exceptions. Wyoming joins California, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Oklahoma as states with near-total bans on non-compete agreements.
The Four Statutory Exceptions
Wyoming's ban has four narrow exceptions where non-competes can still be enforced:
- Sale of a business: A seller of a business can agree not to compete with the buyer as part of the transaction
- Trade secret protection: Agreements specifically designed to protect genuine trade secrets may still be enforceable
- Executive and management personnel: Non-competes with executives and management-level employees and their professional staff may still be enforceable
- Recovery of training and relocation expenses: Limited agreements tied to recouping specific investment costs
⚠️ If you are an executive or in management, the executive exception may still allow your employer to enforce a non-compete against you even under the new Wyoming law. The scope of this exception will be defined over time by Wyoming courts. Consult an employment attorney if you are in an executive or management role.
Physician Non-Competes — Void in Wyoming
Wyoming's new law specifically and explicitly voids non-compete provisions that restrict a physician's right to practice medicine after termination of employment, partnership, or corporate affiliation. Physicians in Wyoming also gained a specific right to inform patients with rare disorders of their new practice location without liability.
What About Pre-July 2025 Agreements?
The Wyoming law explicitly states that it does not apply to agreements entered into before July 1, 2025. If you signed a non-compete before that date, the old Wyoming reasonableness standard still applies to your agreement. Consult an employment attorney for analysis of pre-2025 agreements.
Training Repayment Agreements
Wyoming's law also includes restrictions on training repayment agreements — agreements requiring employees to repay training costs if they leave within a certain period. These agreements must meet specific statutory requirements to be enforceable under the new law.