Section 61-6-46 – Benefits restricted to amount in the unemployment compensation fund.
61-6-46. Benefits restricted to amount in the unemployment compensation fund. Benefits are due and payable under this title only to the extent provided in this title and to the extent that moneys are available therefor to the credit of the unemployment compensation fund. Neither the state nor the department nor the secretary is liable for […]
Section 61-6-47 – Waiver of rights and benefits prohibited–Violation as misdemeanor.
61-6-47. Waiver of rights and benefits prohibited–Violation as misdemeanor. No employer may directly or indirectly require or accept any waiver of any right under this title by any employee. Any agreement by an employee to waive, release, or commute the employee’s rights to benefits or any other rights under this title is void. Any employer […]
Section 61-6-48 – Assignment of benefits void–Exemption from process–Waiver of exemption void–Information furnished to Department of Social Services–Disclosure of obligations by applicant–Deductions–Reimbursement of costs.
61-6-48. Assignment of benefits void–Exemption from process–Waiver of exemption void–Information furnished to Department of Social Services–Disclosure of obligations by applicant–Deductions–Reimbursement of costs. Any assignment, pledge, or encumbrance of any right to benefits which are or may become due or payable under this title is void except as provided in this section. The rights to benefits […]
Section 61-6-49 – Extended benefits–Definition of terms.
61-6-49. Extended benefits–Definition of terms. Terms used in §§61-6-50 to 61-6-63, inclusive, mean: (1)”Additional benefits,” benefits totally financed by a state and payable under a state law to exhaustees by reason of conditions of high unemployment or by reason of other special factors, such as an exhaustee’s being in training with the approval of the […]
Section 61-6-50 – Computation of unemployment rate to follow federal regulations.
61-6-50. Computation of unemployment rate to follow federal regulations. Computations required by the provisions of subdivision 61-6-49 (5) shall be made by the department, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the United States secretary of labor. Source: SL 1971, ch 276, §91; SDCL §61-6-30; SL 2012, ch 252, §59.
Section 61-6-51 – Determination of state “on” indicator.
61-6-51. Determination of state “on” indicator. With respect to compensation for weeks of unemployment, there is a state “on” indicator for this state for a week if the director determines, in accordance with the regulations of the United States secretary of labor, that for the period consisting of that week and the immediately preceding twelve […]
Section 61-6-52 – Determination of state “off” indicator.
61-6-52. Determination of state “off” indicator. With respect to compensation for weeks of unemployment, there is a state “off” indicator for this state for a week if the director determines, in accordance with the regulations of the United States secretary of labor, that for the period consisting of that week and the immediately preceding twelve […]
Section 61-6-37 – Benefits not payable when benefits sought under other unemployment compensation law–Determination of ineligibility under other law.
61-6-37. Benefits not payable when benefits sought under other unemployment compensation law–Determination of ineligibility under other law. An individual is not entitled to any benefits for any week with respect to which or a part of which the individual has received or is seeking reemployment assistance under a reemployment assistance or unemployment compensation law of […]
Section 61-6-38 – Misrepresentation to increase benefits unlawful.
61-6-38. Misrepresentation to increase benefits unlawful. It is unlawful for any person to make a false statement or representation knowing it to be false or knowingly fail to disclose a material fact to obtain or increase any benefits or other payments under this title, or under an unemployment insurance law of another state, of the […]
Section 61-6-39 – Denial of benefits from discovery of misrepresentation–Penalties.
61-6-39. Denial of benefits from discovery of misrepresentation–Penalties. Any individual who has willfully or fraudulently misrepresented any fact to secure or increase benefits under this title shall be denied benefits for weeks of otherwise compensable unemployment, as defined in this chapter from and after the date such misrepresentation or fraudulent act is discovered in accordance […]