Except as provided in §§ 28-1-59, 62-3-16, and 62-3-17, this title does not apply to:

(1) Domestic servants unless working for an employer for more than twenty hours in any calendar week and for more than six weeks in any thirteenweek period; or

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 62-3-15

  • employer: includes the state and any municipal corporation within the state or any political subdivision of this state, and any individual, firm, association, limited liability company, or corporation, or the receiver or trustee of the same, or the legal representative of a deceased employer, using the service of another for pay. See South Dakota Codified Laws 62-1-2

(2) Farm or agricultural laborers; or

(3) Work activity participants.

Source: SDC 1939, § 64.0201; SL 1974, ch 333, § 5; SL 1975, ch 323, § 1; SL 1982, ch 202, § 2B; SL 1997, ch 166, § 26.