<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 62-6 - EMPLOYERS' RECORDS AND REPORTS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bNormal { text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bHG4 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bHG4C { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bNormal-000000 { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474b000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bB { margin-left: 1.38in; text-indent: -1.38in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 62-6 - EMPLOYERS' RECORDS AND REPORTS"><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 62-6 - EMPLOYERS' RECORDS AND REPORTS"><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/62-6"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bHG4">CHAPTER </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=62-6" rel="noopener"><span class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bDefaultParagraphFont">62-6</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bNormal"><span class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bHG4C">EMPLOYERS' RECORDS AND REPORTS</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bNormal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474b000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=62-6-1" rel="noopener"><span class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bDefaultParagraphFont">62-6-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bDefaultParagraphFont">    Record of injuries sustained by employees--Copy to employee--Failure as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=62-6-2" rel="noopener"><span class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bDefaultParagraphFont">62-6-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bDefaultParagraphFont">    Employer's report of injury--Failure to report as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=62-6-3" rel="noopener"><span class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bDefaultParagraphFont">62-6-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bDefaultParagraphFont">    Insurer to file copy of injury report with department--Notice of denial of coverage by insurer or employer--Suspension, revocation, or refusal of authority for noncompliance.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=62-6-4" rel="noopener"><span class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bDefaultParagraphFont">62-6-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bDefaultParagraphFont">    Wage records of employees--Inspection by department, purposes.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=62-6-5" rel="noopener"><span class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bDefaultParagraphFont">62-6-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bDefaultParagraphFont">    Information confidential--Release to employee or public agency--Nonprofit organization program.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=62-6-6" rel="noopener"><span class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bDefaultParagraphFont">62-6-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bDefaultParagraphFont">    Refusal to submit records for inspection--Penalty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=62-6-7" rel="noopener"><span class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bDefaultParagraphFont">62-6-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf84373ca0c034cd5b3af33b5d3f0474bDefaultParagraphFont">    Demand for employee's work-related records--Production of records--Employee waiver of right to privacy.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 62-6 - EMPLOYERS' RECORDS AND REPORTS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2078288Normal { 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.s2078288SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2078288CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2078288Normal-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.s2078288DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2078288000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2078288SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2078288SCL-000002 { 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="s2078288Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=62-6-1"><span class="s2078288SENU">62-6-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078288SENU">. </span><span class="s2078288CL">Record of injuries sustained by employees--Copy to employee--Failure as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078288Normal-000000"><span class="s2078288DefaultParagraphFont">Every employer coming under the provisions of this title shall keep a record of all injuries, fatal or otherwise, sustained by the employer's employees in the course of their employment. The record shall be completed within seven calendar days, not counting Sundays and legal holidays, after any employer has knowledge of the occurrence of an injury. The record shall be on a form approved by the Department of Labor and Regulation. The employer shall preserve the record for a period of at least four years from the date of injury. The record shall be signed by the employer and a copy given to the injured employee. Any employer who fails to complete or maintain the injury records required by this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078288Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078288000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078288Normal"><span class="s2078288SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078288SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 64.0505; SL 1983, ch 387, § 2; SL 1999, ch 261, § 8; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=11-1"><span class="s2078288SCL-000002">11-1</span></a><span class="s2078288SCL-000002">), § 33, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 62-6 - EMPLOYERS' RECORDS AND REPORTS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2078289Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2078289SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2078289CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2078289Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2078289DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2078289Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.s2078289Normal-000002 { text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2078289000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2078289SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2078289SCL-000004 { 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="s2078289Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=62-6-2"><span class="s2078289SENU">62-6-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078289SENU">. </span><span class="s2078289CL">Employer's report of injury--Failure to report as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078289Normal-000000"><span class="s2078289DefaultParagraphFont">An employer covered by the provisions of this title who has knowledge of an injury that requires medical treatment other than minor first aid or that incapacitates the employee for seven or more calendar days shall file a written report with:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078289Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078289DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The Department of Labor and Regulation when the employer is self-insured under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=62-5-5"><span class="s2078289DefaultParagraphFont">62-5-5</span></a><span class="s2078289DefaultParagraphFont">; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078289Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078289DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The employer's insurer when the employer has insured the liability under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=62-5-2"><span class="s2078289DefaultParagraphFont">62-5-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078289DefaultParagraphFont"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=62-5-3"><span class="s2078289DefaultParagraphFont">62-5-3</span></a><span class="s2078289DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078289Normal-000002"><span class="s2078289DefaultParagraphFont">The report shall be filed within seven calendar days, not counting Sundays and legal holidays, after the employer has knowledge of the injury, unless the employer had good cause for failing to file the written report within the seven-day period. The report shall be made on a form approved by the Department of Labor and Regulation. Any employer who fails to file a report as required by this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor and is subject to an administrative fine of one hundred dollars payable to the Department of Labor and Regulation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078289Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078289000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078289Normal"><span class="s2078289SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078289SCL-000004"> SDC 1939, §§ 64.0505, 64.9901; SL 1970, ch 280; SL 1978, ch 359, § 9; SL 1980, ch 365, § 1; SL 1983, ch 387, § 1; SL 1994, ch 396, § 14; SL 1999, ch 261, § 9; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=11-1"><span class="s2078289SCL-000004">11-1</span></a><span class="s2078289SCL-000004">), § 33, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 62-6 - EMPLOYERS' RECORDS AND REPORTS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2078290Normal { 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.s2078290SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2078290CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2078290Normal-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.s2078290DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2078290Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2078290000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2078290SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2078290SCL-000003 { 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="s2078290Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=62-6-3"><span class="s2078290SENU">62-6-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078290SENU">. </span><span class="s2078290CL">Insurer to file copy of injury report with department--Notice of denial of coverage by insurer or employer--Suspension, revocation, or refusal of authority for noncompliance.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078290Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078290DefaultParagraphFont">The insurer shall file a copy of the report required by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=62-6-2"><span class="s2078290DefaultParagraphFont">62-6-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078290DefaultParagraphFont"> with the Department of Labor and Regulation within ten days after receipt thereof.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078290Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078290DefaultParagraphFont">The insurer or, if the employer is self-insured, the employer, shall make an investigation of the claim and shall notify the injured employee and the department, in writing, within twenty days from its receipt of the report, if it denies coverage in whole or in part. This period may be extended not to exceed a total of thirty additional days by the department upon a proper showing that there is insufficient time to investigate the conditions surrounding the happening of the accident or the circumstances of coverage. If the insurer or self-insurer denies coverage in whole or in part, it shall state the reasons therefor and notify the claimant of the right to a hearing under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=62-7-12"><span class="s2078290DefaultParagraphFont">62-7-12</span></a><span class="s2078290DefaultParagraphFont">. The director of the Division of Insurance, or the secretary of labor and regulation if the employer is self-insured, may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the certificate of authority, or may suspend or revoke all certificates of authority granted under Title 58 to any company or employer which fails, refuses, or neglects to comply with the provisions of this section. A company or employer which fails, refuses, or neglects to comply with the provisions of this section is also subject to an administrative fine of one hundred dollars payable to the Department of Labor and Regulation for each act of noncompliance, unless the company or employer had good cause for noncompliance.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078290Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078290000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078290Normal"><span class="s2078290SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078290SCL-000003"> SDC 1939, § 64.0505; SL 1970, ch 281; SL 1980, ch 365, § 2; SL 1994, ch 396, § 15; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=11-1"><span class="s2078290SCL-000003">11-1</span></a><span class="s2078290SCL-000003">), § 33, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 62-6 - EMPLOYERS' RECORDS AND REPORTS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2078291Normal { 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.s2078291SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2078291CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2078291Normal-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%; 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RC 1919, § 9479; SDC 1939, § 64.0507.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 62-6 - EMPLOYERS' RECORDS AND REPORTS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sbb74eb364d8944219a109e189ba1cf45Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sbb74eb364d8944219a109e189ba1cf45SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbb74eb364d8944219a109e189ba1cf45CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sbb74eb364d8944219a109e189ba1cf45Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 62-6-5 - Information confidential--Release to employee or public agency--Nonprofit organization program."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 62-6-5 - Information confidential--Release to employee or public agency--Nonprofit organization program."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/62-6-5"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sbb74eb364d8944219a109e189ba1cf45Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=62-6-5" rel="noopener"><span class="sbb74eb364d8944219a109e189ba1cf45SENU">62-6-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb74eb364d8944219a109e189ba1cf45SENU">. </span><span class="sbb74eb364d8944219a109e189ba1cf45CL">Information confidential--Release to employee or public agency--Nonprofit organization program.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbb74eb364d8944219a109e189ba1cf45Statute"><span class="sbb74eb364d8944219a109e189ba1cf45DefaultParagraphFont">Information obtained within the contemplation of this title shall be used for no other purpose than for the information of the department or insurance company with reference to the duties imposed upon the department. However, the department may release information to an injured employee or the employee's attorney, to a social security or welfare office having a claim by the employee, or to any state or federal agency which rehabilitates persons with disabilities. The department may issue statistical information if individual claimants are not identified.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbb74eb364d8944219a109e189ba1cf45Statute"><span class="sbb74eb364d8944219a109e189ba1cf45DefaultParagraphFont">The department may provide to an injured employee, a surviving spouse, or other dependent of an injured employee information of a program offered by a nonprofit organization that offers a benefit specific to a work-related injury and that the injured employee, the surviving spouse, or other dependent of the injured employee may be eligible to receive. The department may not provide the contact information of an injured employee, a surviving spouse, or other dependent of an injured employee to a nonprofit organization without the express written consent of the injured employee, the surviving spouse, or other dependent of an injured employee.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbb74eb364d8944219a109e189ba1cf45Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb74eb364d8944219a109e189ba1cf45000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbb74eb364d8944219a109e189ba1cf45NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb74eb364d8944219a109e189ba1cf45DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sbb74eb364d8944219a109e189ba1cf45SCL">SL 1917, ch 376, § 43; RC 1919, § 9479; SDC 1939, § 64.0507; SL 1970, ch 282; SL 2008, ch 278, § 40; SL 2024, ch 208, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 62-6 - EMPLOYERS' RECORDS AND REPORTS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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RC 1919, § 9479; SDC 1939, § 64.0507; SL 2008, ch 278, § 41.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 62-6 - EMPLOYERS' RECORDS AND REPORTS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2078294Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2078294SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2078294CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2078294Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; 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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="s2078294Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=62-6-7"><span class="s2078294SENU">62-6-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078294SENU">. </span><span class="s2078294CL">Demand for employee's work-related records--Production of records--Employee waiver of right to privacy.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078294Normal-000000"><span class="s2078294DefaultParagraphFont">An employer which complies with this title shall produce, if demanded by any employer or insurer against whom an injured employee has made a workers' compensation claim, the work-related records referring to its employee available for the fifty-two weeks preceding the employee's claimed dates of injury, such as:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078294Normal-000001"><span class="s2078294DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The weeks in which the employee performed services;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078294Normal-000001"><span class="s2078294DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The earnings the employee received for the services, as defined in subdivision 62-1-1(6);</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078294Normal-000001"><span class="s2078294DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Interruptions in employment if the employee was rehired or seasonally employed;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078294Normal-000001"><span class="s2078294DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Changes in the employee's grade of employment;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078294Normal-000001"><span class="s2078294DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    The employee's job description; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078294Normal-000001"><span class="s2078294DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Federal or state tax deductions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078294Normal-000002"><span class="s2078294DefaultParagraphFont">The employer receiving this demand shall produce the employee's work-related records in ten business days, and may charge a fee for the production of the records. The fee for the production of the employee's work-related records may not exceed fifteen dollars.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078294Normal-000002"><span class="s2078294DefaultParagraphFont">An employee waives any right to privacy to these work-related records when the employee makes a claim for workers' compensation benefits and the employee consents to the release of these work-related records to the employer or insurer against which the employee is making a claim for workers' compensation benefits.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078294Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078294000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078294Normal"><span class="s2078294SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078294SCL-000004"> SL 2016, ch 236, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html>