South Dakota Statutes
§ 61-6-47 — Waiver of rights and benefits prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
South Dakota § 61-6-47
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 61-6-47 (2026).
Text
No employer may directly or indirectly require or accept any waiver of any right under this title by any employee. Any agreement by an employee to waive, release, or commute the employee's rights to benefits or any other rights under this title is void. Any employer or officer or agent of an employer who shall violate any of the provisions of this section against waivers, releases, or commutation of rights to benefits by a person entitled to benefits from the unemployment compensation fund commits a Class 2 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
SL 1936 (SS), ch 3, § 15 (a); SDC 1939, §§ 17.0840, 17.9905; SL 1978, ch 359, § 2; SL 2008, ch 277, § 133; SDCL §
Nearby Sections
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§ 61-1-1
Definition of terms.§ 61-1-10
Employment defined.§ 61-1-10.1
Transferred to §§§ 61-1-10.10
Repealed by SL 1990, ch 415, § 3.§ 61-1-10.11
Repealed by SL 1991, ch 414, § 1.§ 61-1-10.3
Transferred to §§ 61-1-10.4
Transferred to §§ 61-1-10.5
Transferred to §§ 61-1-10.6
Transferred to §§§ 61-1-14
Unemployment compensation funds for political subdivisions permitted--Expenditures from fund.§ 61-1-16
Repealed by SL 1977, ch 420, § 38.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 61-6-47, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/61-6-47.