<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 62-1-17 - Discrimination in hiring based upon preexisting injury prohibited. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2078146Normal { 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.s2078146SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2078146CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2078146Normal-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.s2078146DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2078146000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2078146SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2078146SCL-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="s2078146Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=62-1-17"><span class="s2078146SENU">62-1-17</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078146SENU">. </span><span class="s2078146CL">Discrimination in hiring based upon preexisting injury prohibited.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078146Normal-000000"><span class="s2078146DefaultParagraphFont">No employer may discriminate in hiring any prospective employee due to a preexisting injury if the preexisting injury does not affect the prospective employees' ability to perform the work for which the prospective employee is being hired.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078146Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078146000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078146Normal"><span class="s2078146SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078146SCL-000002"> SL 1995, ch 262, § 13.</span></p></div></body></html>