§ 62-3-1 Measure of responsibility assumed by employer
§ 62-3-2 Rights and remedies of employees limited
§ 62-3-3 Employer and employee bound by provisions of title–Exceptions
§ 62-3-4 Employment covered by federal compensation law not subject to title
§ 62-3-5 Security required for acceptance of title
§ 62-3-5.1 Notice by corporate officer rejecting coverage–Withdrawal of rejection
§ 62-3-10 Liability to subcontractor’s employee
§ 62-3-11 Election to proceed against employer–Options
§ 62-3-13 Penalty for failure to perform statutory duty unaffected
§ 62-3-14 Reciprocity with other states
§ 62-3-15 Exemption of domestics, agricultural laborers or workfare participants
§ 62-3-16 Agricultural work subject to title–Liability insurance required
§ 62-3-17 Voluntary waiver of exemption by insuring liability
§ 62-3-18 Obligation created by title not waived by contract
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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 62 > Chapter 3 - Covered Employment and Employer's Responsibility

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • 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.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2