<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 60-12-21 - Employer prohibited from threatening employee to prevent enforcement of discrimination provisions. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2077714Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2077714SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2077714CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2077714Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2077714DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2077714000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2077714SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2077714SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2077714Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=60-12-21"><span class="s2077714SENU">60-12-21</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2077714SENU">. </span><span class="s2077714CL">Employer prohibited from threatening employee to prevent enforcement of discrimination provisions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2077714Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2077714DefaultParagraphFont">No employer may, for the purpose of dissuading an employee from preferring charges or giving information against the employer or testifying against the employer in an action brought under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=60-12-18"><span class="s2077714DefaultParagraphFont">60-12-18</span></a><span class="s2077714DefaultParagraphFont">, threaten termination of the employ of the employee or other retaliatory action, or terminate the employ of the employee or take other retaliatory action.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2077714Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2077714000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2077714Normal"><span class="s2077714SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2077714SCL-000002"> SL 1966, ch 64, § 4; SL 2008, ch 276, § 97.</span></p></div></body></html>