An employer is not liable for compensation or other benefits under the provisions of this chapter for disability or death unless notice of disability and claim for compensation has been given and made to the employer in writing within the time fixed in §§ 62-8-29 to 62-8-32, inclusive.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 62-8-13

  • 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

Source: SDC 1939, § 64.0807 (2) as enacted by SL 1947, ch 426; SL 1965, ch 308, § 1; SL 1971, ch 286, § 9; SL 2008, ch 278, § 55.

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