9 chapters · 226 sections in this title.
SDCL § 62-4-53 Permanent total disability--Burden of proof--Moving expenses paid by employer in certain cases
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An employee is permanently totally disabled if the employee's physical condition, in combination with the employee's age, training, and experience and the type of work available in the employee's community, cause the employee to be unable to secure anything more than sporadic emp…
SDCL § 62-4-54 Determining usual and customary line of employment
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Usual and customary line of employment is to be determined by evaluation of the following factors: (1) The skills or abilities of the person; (2) The length of time the person spent in the type of work engaged in at the time of the injury; (3) The proportion of time the person ha…
SDCL § 62-4-55 Suitable, substantial, and gainful employment defined
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Employment is considered suitable, substantial, and gainful if: (1) It returns the employee to no less than eighty-five percent of the employee's prior wage earning capacity; or (2) It returns the employee to employment which equals or exceeds the average prevailing wage for the …
SDCL § 62-4-6 Additional compensation for specific bodily injuries
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For injuries in the following schedule, an employee shall receive in addition to compensation provided by §§ 62-4-1 , 62-4-3 , and 62-4-5.1 , compensation for the following further periods, subject to the limitations as to rate and amounts fixed in § 62-4-3 , for the specific med…