In case of failure to satisfactorily settle a charge by conference or conciliation, or in advance thereof if circumstances so warrant, the official may issue a written notice together with a copy of the charge, as the same may have been amended, requiring the person, employer, employment agency, or labor organization named in the charge, hereafter referred to as respondent, to answer the charge in writing within ten days after the date of the notice or within extended time the investigating official may allow.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 20-13-34

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Labor organization: includes any person, employee representation committee, plan in which employees participate, or other organization which exists wholly or in part for the purpose of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment. See South Dakota Codified Laws 20-13-1
  • Person: includes one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, limited liability companies, corporations, unincorporated organizations, mutual companies, joint stock companies, trusts, agents, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers, labor organizations, public bodies, public corporations, and the State of South Dakota, and all political subdivisions and agencies thereof. See South Dakota Codified Laws 20-13-1
  • 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

Source: SL 1972, ch 11, § 11 (5); SL 1981, ch 166, § 11.

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