An employer may discharge any employee, whether engaged for a fixed term or not, if, being employed about the person of the employer or in a confidential position, the employer discovers that the employee has been guilty of misconduct before or after the commencement of service of such a nature that, if the employer had known or contemplated it, the employer would not have employed the employee.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 60-4-10

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: CivC 1877, § 1163, subdiv 2; CL 1887, § 3786, subdiv 2; RCivC 1903, § 1482, subdiv 2; RC 1919, § 1106 (2); SDC 1939, § 17.0507 (2); SL 2008, ch 276, § 31.