South Dakota Codified Laws 60-11-7. Liability of employer for double damages for breach of obligation to pay wages
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In any action for the breach of an obligation to pay wages, if a private employer has been oppressive, fraudulent, or malicious, in the employer’s refusal to pay wages due to the employee, the measure of damages is double the amount of wages for which the employer is liable.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 60-11-7
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
Source: SDC Supp 1960, ch 37.19 as added by SL 1968, ch 153; SL 2008, ch 276, § 80.