If the employer and injured employee or the employee’s representative or dependents fail to reach an agreement in regard to compensation under this title, either party may notify the Department of Labor and Regulation and request a hearing according to rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 by the secretary of labor and regulation. The department shall fix a time and place for the hearing and shall notify the parties.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 62-7-12

  • 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

Source: SL 1917, ch 376, § 33; RC 1919, § 9468; SDC 1939, § 64.0603; SL 1983, ch 22, § 22; SL 1993, ch 375, § 44; SL 2008, ch 278, § 45; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 33, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.

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