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2012 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 9 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 3 - COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
9-3-435. Scope.

Universal Citation:
WY Stat § 9-3-435 (through 2012)
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(a) This act applies to all retirement programs and retirement systems, except:

(i) A retirement program that is unfunded and is maintained by a public employer solely for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management employees or employees who rank in the top five percent (5%) of employees of that employer based on compensation;

(ii) A severance-pay arrangement under which:

(A) Payments are made solely on account of the termination of an employee's service and are not contingent upon the employee's retiring;

(B) The total amount of the payments does not exceed the equivalent of twice the employee's total earnings from the public employer during the year immediately preceding the termination of service; and

(C) All payments are completed within twenty-four (24) months after the termination of service.

(iii) An arrangement or payment made on behalf of an employee because the employee is covered by Title II of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. Section 401 et seq.);

(iv) A qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement within the meaning of section 415(m) of the code;

(v) An individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity within the meaning of section 408 of the code;

(vi) A retirement program consisting solely of annuity contracts or custodial accounts satisfying the requirements of section 403(b) of the code; or

(vii) A program maintained solely for the purpose of complying with workers' compensation laws or disability insurance laws.

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