No contract or agreement, express or implied, no rule, regulation, or other device, may in any manner operate to relieve any employer in whole or in part of any obligation created by this title except as provided by this title.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 62-3-18

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
  • 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: SL 1917, ch 376, § 13; RC 1919, § 9448; SDC 1939, § 64.0302; SL 2008, ch 278, § 14.