<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2a000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:06:43"><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0-000000">67:12:06:43</span></a><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0-000001">.  Good cause for terminating employment or reducing earned income.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0"> Good cause criteria for voluntarily leaving employment or reducing earned income </span><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">is established if</span><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">    (1)  Continued employment or full-time </span><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">work is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0"> a hazard to the </span><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">applicant's or recipient's</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0"> health;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">    (2)  The employer required the </span><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">applicant or recipient</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0"> to relocate the </span><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">applicant's or recipient's</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0"> residence to hold the job;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">    (3)  The employer's conduct demonstrate</span><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">d</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0"> a substantial disregard of the standards of behavior that the </span><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">applicant or recipient</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0"> as an employee has a right to expect </span><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">from</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0"> the employer;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">    (4)  The employer breached or substantially altered the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">employment </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">contract; </span><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">    (5)  While on layoff, </span><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">the applicant or recipient</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0"> accepted employment </span><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">that</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0"> the </span><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">applicant or recipient</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0"> quit </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">in order </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">to return to work for the </span><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">applicant's or recipient's</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0"> regular employer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">    </span><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0"> 8 SDR 125, effective April 4, 1982</span><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">; 52 SDR 55, effective December 2, 2025</span><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">    </span><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0-000003">28-</span><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0-000003">6-1</span></a><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">    </span><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0-000003">28-</span><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0-000003">6-1</span></a><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">    </span><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0"> Medical verification of evidence supporting applicant's or recipient's inability to be employed, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:06:45"><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0-000003">67:12:06:45</span></a><span class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sde607960-aa2c-4497-9eab-c6859991ff2a000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>