Section 60-12-17 – Terms and conditions of employment–Employers required to maintain records.
60-12-17. Terms and conditions of employment–Employers required to maintain records. Each employer of more than twenty-five persons shall make, keep, and maintain the records of the wage and wage rates, job classifications, and other terms and conditions of employment of each person employed, and shall preserve the records for a reasonable period of time. Source: […]
Section 60-12-18 – Liability of employer for sex discrimination in wages–Other remedies unimpaired.
60-12-18. Liability of employer for sex discrimination in wages–Other remedies unimpaired. An employer who violates the provisions of §60-12-15 is liable to an employee affected in the amount of the employee’s unpaid wages. Action to recover the liability may be maintained in a court of competent jurisdiction by one or more employees for themselves and […]
Section 60-12-19 – Action to recover unpaid wages–Agreement to work for less no defense.
60-12-19. Action to recover unpaid wages–Agreement to work for less no defense. An agreement by an employee to work for less than the wage to which such employee is entitled to under §§60-12-15 to 60-12-21, inclusive, is not a defense to the action. Source: SL 1966, ch 64, §3.
Section 60-12-20 – Time for commencement of action for unpaid wages.
60-12-20. Time for commencement of action for unpaid wages. Court action under §60-12-18 may be commenced no later than two years after the cause of action occurs. Source: SL 1966, ch 64, §3.
Section 60-12-21 – Employer prohibited from threatening employee to prevent enforcement of discrimination provisions.
60-12-21. Employer prohibited from threatening employee to prevent enforcement of discrimination provisions. 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 §60-12-18, threaten termination of the employ of the employee or other retaliatory action, or […]
Section 60-12-6 – Records of employment of children required–Public inspection–Misdemeanor.
60-12-6. Records of employment of children required–Public inspection–Misdemeanor. Every employer shall keep a list of all persons employed under the provisions of §60-12-5 and shall keep the required certificates and permits filed therewith and open to inspection at all times by any person interested or any public official. Violation of this section is a Class […]
Section 60-12-7 – Cleanliness, ventilation and rest rooms in shops employing children–Dressing rooms–Misdemeanor.
60-12-7. Cleanliness, ventilation and rest rooms in shops employing children–Dressing rooms–Misdemeanor. Every factory, mill, or workshop where children are employed shall be kept clean, be properly ventilated and provided with rest rooms for the separate use of male and female employees, and at all times kept in a sanitary condition. Whenever the labor is such […]
Section 60-12-8 – Cleanliness of interior of factory–Misdemeanor.
60-12-8. Cleanliness of interior of factory–Misdemeanor. The interior of every factory or workshop in this state where children are employed shall be cleaned or painted at least once in every twelve months. Every floor of any room in any such factory or workshop shall be thoroughly cleaned at least once in two weeks and every […]
Section 60-12-9 – Seats for children required–Violation as misdemeanor.
60-12-9. Seats for children required–Violation as misdemeanor. In any mercantile or manufacturing establishment, hotel, or restaurant where children are employed, suitable seats shall be maintained in the room where such employees work and such use thereof permitted as may be necessary for preservation of the health of such employees. Violation of this section is a […]
Section 60-12-11 – Enforcement of child labor laws.
60-12-11. Enforcement of child labor laws. The Department of Labor and Regulation shall enforce all the laws of this state relative to employment of children. Source: SL 1949, ch 215, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §17.1003 (2); SL 1973, ch 303, §6; SL 2008, ch 276, §92; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §33, eff. […]