Section 60-12-14 – Superintendent’s visitation of places of employment.
60-12-14. Superintendent’s visitation of places of employment. Every factory, workshop, mine, mercantile establishment, or other place in or in connection with which children are engaged at labor of any kind shall at all times be subject to visitation by the superintendent of schools of the school district in which located or of the child’s residence. […]
Section 60-12-15 – Equal pay for equal work–Discrimination based on sex prohibited.
60-12-15. Equal pay for equal work–Discrimination based on sex prohibited. No employer may discriminate between employees on the basis of sex, by paying wages to any employee in any occupation in this state at a rate less than the rate at which the employer pays any employee of the opposite sex for comparable work on […]
Section 60-12-16 – Differentials excluded from prohibition.
60-12-16. Differentials excluded from prohibition. Differentials which are paid pursuant to established seniority systems, job descriptive systems, merit increase systems, or executive training programs, which do not discriminate on the basis of sex, are not within the prohibition of §60-12-15. Source: SL 1966, ch 64, §1.
Section 60-12-2 – Employment of child under fourteen years of age restricted–Violation as misdemeanor.
60-12-2. Employment of child under fourteen years of age restricted–Violation as misdemeanor. No child under fourteen years of age may be employed at any time in any factory or workshop or about any mine, nor be employed in any mercantile establishment except during hours when the child’s own school or other educational program is not […]
Section 60-12-3 – Prohibited employment or exploitation of minors–Separate age limit for pumping fuel–Misdemeanor–Employment by parents excepted–License, permit, or certificate for agricultural employment.
60-12-3. Prohibited employment or exploitation of minors–Separate age limit for pumping fuel–Misdemeanor–Employment by parents excepted–License, permit, or certificate for agricultural employment. No child under sixteen years of age may be employed at any time in any occupation dangerous to life, health, or morals, nor may any child be in any manner exploited by any employer. […]
Section 60-12-5 – Labor of minor necessary for support–Permit authorizing employment.
60-12-5. Labor of minor necessary for support–Permit authorizing employment. If it appears upon investigation that the labor of a minor who would otherwise be barred from employment by law is necessary for the minor’s support or that of the family to which the minor belongs, the Department of Labor and Regulation may issue a permit […]
Section 60-11-20 – Promulgation of rules.
60-11-20. Promulgation of rules. The Department of Labor and Regulation shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to carry out the provisions of §§60-11-8 to 60-11-23, inclusive. Source: SL 1971, ch 274, §11; SL 1993, ch 375, §13; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §33, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.
Section 60-11-21 – Reciprocal agreements with other states for enforcement of wage claims.
60-11-21. Reciprocal agreements with other states for enforcement of wage claims. The Department of Labor and Regulation may enter into reciprocal agreements with the labor department or corresponding agency of any other state or with the person, board, officer, or commission authorized to act for and on behalf of such department or agency, for the […]
Section 60-11-22 – Maintenance of actions outside state by department–Assignment to other state for collection.
60-11-22. Maintenance of actions outside state by department–Assignment to other state for collection. The Department of Labor and Regulation may, to the extent provided for by any reciprocal agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of §60-11-21, or by the laws of any other state, maintain actions in the courts of such state for the […]
Section 60-11-23 – Actions in South Dakota on claims arising in other states–Reciprocation required.
60-11-23. Actions in South Dakota on claims arising in other states–Reciprocation required. The Department of Labor and Regulation may, upon the written request of the labor department or other corresponding agency of any other state or any other person, board, officer, or commission of such state authorized to act for and on behalf of such […]