CHAPTER 20:03:10

DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF RELIGION OR CREED

Section

20:03:10:01        Accommodation to employees' religious needs.

20:03:10:02        Burden of proof.

          20:03:10:01.  Accommodation to employees' religious needs. An employer must make reasonable accommodations to the religious needs of employees and prospective employees where such accommodations can be made without undue hardship on the conduct of the employer's business.

          Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986.

          General Authority:SDCL 20-13-27.

          Law Implemented:SDCL 1-26-1(7), 20-13-1(14), 20-13-10.

          20:03:10:02.  Burden of proof. The employer has the burden of proving that an undue hardship makes the required accommodations to the religious needs of the employee unreasonable.

          Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986.

          General Authority:SDCL 20-13-27.

          Law Implemented:SDCL 20-13-10.