The department shall have jurisdiction over any labor dispute or grievance not subject to the provisions of the Federal Railway Labor Act, and over which the national labor relations board does not have or has declined to assert jurisdiction on substantive grounds. For purposes of determining whether or not the National Labor Relations Board has asserted jurisdiction on substantive grounds, the department shall respect the relevant rules and regulations and case ruling of the board.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 60-9A-5

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Source: SL 1974, ch 323, § 5.