TITLE 60
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Chapter
01 Nature And Terms Of Employment
02 Obligations Of Employer And Employee
03 Gratuitous Employees
04 Termination Of Employment
05 Administration Of Labor Laws
06 State Employment Service
06A Private Employment Agencies [Repealed]
06B Services For Displaced Homemakers [Repealed]
07 Committee On Employment Of The Handicapped [Repealed And Transferred]
08 Interference With Employment
09 Labor Unions
09A Collective Bargaining
10 Labor Disputes, Picketing And Boycotts
11 Wages, Hours And Conditions Of Employment
12 Child Labor--Discrimination On Basis Of Sex
13 Employee Benefit Trusts
14 Nannies
15 State Office Of Apprenticeship
CHAPTER 60-1
NATURE AND TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
60-1-1 Employee defined.
60-1-2 Contract of employment defined.
60-1-3 Relevancy of wage estimation period in determining term of employment.
60-1-4 Presumption as to monthly hiring.
60-1-5 Continuation in service--Renewal presumed on same terms.
60-1-6 Franchisee or employee of franchisee not an employee of franchisor.
60-1-7 Delivery facilitation contractor considered an independent contractor--Criteria--Services performed before July 1, 2022.
60-1-8 Delivery facilitation contractor and delivery facilitation platform defined.
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-2-1\r\n \r\nIndemnification of employee by employer--Exceptions.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-2-2\r\n \r\nLosses for which employer not required to indemnify employee.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-2-3\r\n \r\nEmployer to indemnify for his own negligence.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-2-4\r\n \r\nService with ordinary care and diligence.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-2-5\r\n \r\nDuties of employee for his own benefit.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-2-6\r\n \r\nContract for service limited to two years.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-2-7\r\n \r\nObedience to employer required--Exceptions.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-2-8\r\n \r\nDuty of employee to conform to usage--Exception.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-2-9\r\n \r\nDegree of skill required of employee.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-2-10\r\n \r\nProducts of employment belong to employer--Exception.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-2-11\r\n \r\nDuty of employee to account.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-2-12\r\n \r\nEmployee not bound to deliver without demand.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-2-13\r\n \r\nPreference to employer's business.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-2-14\r\n \r\nPreference between employers according to urgency.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-2-15\r\n \r\nResponsibility of employee for substitute.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-2-16\r\n \r\nResponsibility to employer for misconduct.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-2-17\r\n \r\nDuty of surviving employee.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-2-18\r\n \r\nDay's labor defined.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-2-19\r\n \r\nDuty of employee to deliver things received.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-2-20\r\n \r\nUse of genetic information in employment practices prohibited--Exceptions--Action\r\nfor damages.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-2-21\r\n \r\n"Genetic information" defined.\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\n\r\n60-4-1\r\n \r\nDeath or incapacity of employer.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-4-2\r\n \r\nExpiration of appointed term--Extinction of subject--Death or incapacity of\r\nemployee.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-4-3\r\n \r\nEmployee must continue in certain cases.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-4-4\r\n \r\nTermination at will.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-4-5\r\n \r\nNeglect or breach of duty--Incapacity to perform.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-4-6\r\n \r\nBreach of obligation of employer.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-4-7, 60-4-8. Repealed.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-4-9\r\n \r\nDischarge of employee--Misconduct or immorality.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-4-10\r\n \r\nDischarge of employee--Concealment of misconduct.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-4-11\r\n \r\nDiscrimination against employee off-duty use of tobacco.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-4-12\r\n \r\nPresumption of good faith disclosure of employment information to prospective\r\nemployers.\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\n\r\n60-5-1, 60-5-2. Repealed.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-5-3\r\n \r\nSuperseded.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-5-4\r\n \r\nDepartment created--Functions and responsibility.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-5-4.1\r\n \r\nRepealed.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-5-5 to 60-5-8. Repealed.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-5-9\r\n \r\nSuperseded.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-5-10\r\n \r\nAppointment of employees.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-5-11\r\n \r\nDepartment enforcement of labor laws.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-5-12\r\n \r\nRepealed.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-5-13\r\n \r\nExecuted.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-5-14\r\n \r\nEnforcement of laws relating to minors--Separate division in department.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-5-15\r\n \r\nInvestigation and prosecution of violations of labor laws--Duty of state's attorneys.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-5-16\r\n \r\nRepealed.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-5-17\r\n \r\nSuperseded.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-5-18\r\n \r\nFees established by rule.\r\n\r\n
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CHAPTER 60-6
STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
60-6-1 Free employment service--Acceptance of federal provisions.
60-6-2 60-6-2, 60-6-2.1. Repealed by SL 2008, ch 276, §§ 37, 38.
60-6-3 Department and secretary defined.
60-6-4 Cooperation with offices and agencies of the United States.
60-6-5 60-6-5, 60-6-6. Repealed by SL 2008, ch 276, §§ 41, 42.
60-6-7 Federal funds paid into special employment service account-- Expenditure by secretary.
60-6-8 Acceptance of funds, services, or quarters as contribution to employment service account.
60-6-9 60-6-9 to 60-6-13. Repealed by SL 2008, ch 276, §§ 45 to 49.
60-6-14 Employees--Appointment--Location.
60-6-15 60-6-15 to 60-6-17. Repealed by SL 2008, ch 276, §§ 51 to 53.
60-6-18 Aid to employees in enforcement of claims--Duties of secretary.
60-6-19 60-6-19 to 60-6-21. Repealed by SL 2014, ch 246, § 1 to 3.
60-6-22 Solicitation of business for public employment offices.
60-6-23 Repealed.
60-6-24 Fees for services not permitted--Violation as misdemeanor--Disqualification from office.
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\r\n\r\n\r\n60-6B-1 to 60-6B-10. Repealed.\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\n\r\n60-7-1\r\n \r\nTransferred.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-7-1.1\r\n \r\nRepealed.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-7-2\r\n \r\nTransferred.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-7-3 to 60-7-6. Repealed.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-7-7\r\n \r\nTransferred.\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\n\r\n60-8-1\r\n \r\nIntimidation of employees--Misdemeanor.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-8-2\r\n \r\nIntimidation of employers--Misdemeanor.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-8-3\r\n \r\nDenial of right to work because of membership or nonmembership in union--Misdemeanor.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-8-4\r\n \r\nAgreement denying free exercise of right to work as misdemeanor.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-8-5\r\n \r\nCoercion to enter into agreement denying free exercise of right to work as\r\nmisdemeanor.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-8-6\r\n \r\nCoercion of employee to join labor organization--Misdemeanor.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-8-7\r\n \r\nRepealed.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-8-8\r\n \r\nViolation of right to work law--Investigations by state's attorney--Prosecutions.\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9-1\r\n \r\nLabor organization--Actions by and against--Funds subject to execution--Service of\r\nprocess.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9-2\r\n \r\nEnforcement of money judgment against labor organization.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9-3\r\n \r\nRights and liabilities of individual members--Actions by and against, joint or several.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9-4\r\n \r\nCollective bargaining agreement--Enforcement--Remedies for breach.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9-5\r\n \r\nInjunctive relief in labor dispute--Cost bond only bond required.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9-6\r\n \r\nStatement of income and expenditures by union--Filing with secretary of state--Violation as misdemeanor.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9-7\r\n \r\nAgricultural premises--Entry for union purposes restricted--Violation as\r\nmisdemeanor.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9-8\r\n \r\nCompensation for services to agricultural employer for labor union connection\r\nprohibited--Misdemeanor.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9-9\r\n \r\nRepealed.\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9A-1\r\n \r\nDefinition of terms.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9A-2\r\n \r\nRights of employees--Labor organizations--Collective bargaining.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9A-3\r\n \r\nCollective bargaining unit as exclusive representative of employees--Individual\r\ngrievances excepted.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9A-4\r\n \r\nAdministration and enforcement.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9A-5\r\n \r\nJurisdiction of department over labor disputes and grievances.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9A-6\r\n \r\nDeterminations as to composition of bargaining unit--Certification.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9A-7\r\n \r\nInvestigation of bargaining unit questions--Election by employees--Waiting period\r\nbefore reconsideration.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9A-8\r\n \r\nTentative settlements--Recommendations to employer and bargaining units.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9A-9\r\n \r\nImplementation of labor agreements--Failure to bargain in good faith.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9A-10\r\n \r\nRequest for departmental intervention on failure to agree--Other procedures allowed.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9A-11\r\n \r\nRepealed.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9A-12\r\n \r\nUnfair practices by employers.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9A-13\r\n \r\nUnfair practices by collective bargaining units.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9A-14\r\n \r\nClosed shop and agency shop contracts not authorized.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-9A-15\r\n \r\nRepealed.\r\n\r\n
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CHAPTER 60-10
LABOR DISPUTES, PICKETING AND BOYCOTTS
60-10-1 Conciliation of labor dispute by Department of Labor and Regulation.
60-10-2 Unsuccessful efforts to conciliate--Investigation of matters in difference--Recommendation for settlement.
60-10-3 Appointees of parties to assist in investigations.
60-10-4 Picketing of agricultural premises as misdemeanor.
60-10-5 Boycott of nonunion products as misdemeanor.
60-10-6 Repealed by SL 1978, ch 359, § 3.
60-10-7 Right to strike or right to work unaffected, exception.
60-10-8 Severability of provisions relating to agricultural workers.
60-10-9 Repealed by SL 1989, ch 445, § 1.
60-10-10 Interference with right to work by use of force and violence as misdemeanor.
60-10-11 Obstructing entrance to premises--Interference with use of public way--Unlawful picketing--Misdemeanor.
60-10-12 Labor dispute--Violence and intimidation as misdemeanor--Unlawful destruction or seizure of property.
60-10-13 Repealed by SL 1989, ch 445, § 4.
60-10-13.1 Restrictions on number and location of pickets--Violation as misdemeanor.
60-10-14 Repealed by SL 1978, ch 359, § 3.
60-10-15 Violations of provisions restricting picketing and violence--Prosecutions.
60-10-16 Severability of provisions relating to picketing and violence.
CHAPTER 60-11
WAGES, HOURS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
60-11-1 Manufacturing or mechanical occupations--Hours of labor.
60-11-2 Requiring employee to pay cost of medical examination prohibited--Misdemeanor--Employer and employee defined.
60-11-3 Minimum wage--Misdemeanor--Certain employees excluded.
60-11-3.1 Minimum wage for tipped employees--Tips credited toward minimum wage--Certain persons excluded.
60-11-3.2 Annual minimum wage adjustment.
60-11-3.3 Rejected by referendum.
60-11-4 Minimum wage--Agreement to work for less ineffective.
60-11-4.1 Opportunity wage allowed.
60-11-5 Exemptions from minimum wage provisions.
60-11-6 Repealed by SL 1978, ch 359, § 3.
60-11-7 Liability of employer for double damages for breach of obligation to pay wages.
60-11-8 Employers subject to wage payment requirements.
60-11-9 Monthly wage payments required--Agreed pay day--Form of payment.
60-11-10 Prompt payment of wages due on separation by employer--Withholding for return of employer's property.
60-11-11 Payment on regular pay day after resignation by employee--Withholding for return of employer's property.
60-11-12 Payment on regular pay day during labor dispute--Return of deposit for faithful performance.
60-11-13 Payment of conceded wages when amount in dispute--Acceptance not a release of balance.
60-11-14 Provisions applicable to cash wages only.
60-11-15 Employer's intentional refusal to pay wages--Misdemeanor.
60-11-16 Fraudulent claim by employee--Misdemeanor.
60-11-17 Department to investigate and prosecute violations--Hearings--Access to employer's records.
60-11-17.1 Reprisals because of wage complaints or proceedings prohibited.
60-11-18 Department may take assignment of employees' claims-- Prosecution--Joinder of actions.
60-11-19 Assignment of employees' claims in trust to department--Prosecution--Settlement and adjustment.
60-11-20 Promulgation of rules.
60-11-21 Reciprocal agreements with other states for enforcement of wage claims.
60-11-22 Maintenance of actions outside state by department--Assignment to other state for collection.
60-11-23 Actions in South Dakota on claims arising in other states--Reciprocation required.
60-11-24 Action removed by defendant--Plaintiff's costs and attorney fees.
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-12-1\r\n \r\nMaximum hours for children under sixteen--Exceptions--Misdemeanor.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-12-1.1\r\n \r\nSchool day and school week defined.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-12-2\r\n \r\nEmployment of child under fourteen years of age restricted--Violation as\r\nmisdemeanor.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-12-3\r\n \r\nProhibited employment or exploitation of minors--Separate age limit for pumping\r\nfuel--Misdemeanor--Employment by parents excepted--License, permit, or certificate\r\nfor agricultural employment.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-12-4\r\n \r\nRepealed.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-12-5\r\n \r\nLabor of minor necessary for support--Permit authorizing employment.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-12-6\r\n \r\nRecords of employment of children required--Public inspection--Misdemeanor.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-12-7\r\n \r\nCleanliness, ventilation and rest rooms in shops employing children--Dressing\r\nrooms--Misdemeanor.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-12-8\r\n \r\nCleanliness of interior of factory--Misdemeanor.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-12-9\r\n \r\nSeats for children required--Violation as misdemeanor.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-12-10\r\n \r\nSuperseded.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-12-11\r\n \r\nEnforcement of child labor laws.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-12-12\r\n \r\nInvestigation of complaints by department--Criminal prosecution.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-12-13\r\n \r\nVisitation and inspection of places of employment by department.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-12-14\r\n \r\nSuperintendent's visitation of places of employment.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-12-15\r\n \r\nEqual pay for equal work--Discrimination based on sex prohibited.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-12-16\r\n \r\nDifferentials excluded from prohibition.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-12-17\r\n \r\nTerms and conditions of employment--Employers required to maintain records.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-12-18\r\n \r\nLiability of employer for sex discrimination in wages--Other remedies unimpaired.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-12-19\r\n \r\nAction to recover unpaid wages--Agreement to work for less no defense.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-12-20\r\n \r\nTime for commencement of action for unpaid wages.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-12-21\r\n \r\nEmployer prohibited from threatening employee to prevent enforcement of\r\ndiscrimination provisions.\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\n\r\n60-14-1\r\n \r\nDefinition of terms.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-14-2\r\n \r\nApplication of chapter.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-14-3\r\n \r\nContract between agency and employer--Specifications.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-14-4\r\n \r\nContract between agency and applicant.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-14-5\r\n \r\nEmployment contract between prospective employer and nanny applicant.\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n60-14-6\r\n \r\nContract between employer and nanny voidable--Liability for costs.\r\n\r\n
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