Any insurer authorized or which may be authorized to write workers' compensation insurance in this state, shall be and is hereby authorized to issue policies covering employers who perform labor incidental to their occupations as well as employees, such policies insuring to such employers the same compensation as provided for their employees and at the same rates. The estimation of wage values of employers as herein mentioned, shall be reasonable and separately stated in and added to the valuation of their payrolls on which their premiums are computed. Employers so insured shall have the same rights and remedies as are given to an employee under Title 62.
S.D. Codified Laws § 58-20-3
Issuance of policies covering employers as well as employees--Wage values of employers--Rights and remedies of employers
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Ries v. Jm Custom Homes, LLC (2022)
Most recently applied in Ries v. Jm Custom Homes, LLC (August 2022)
Source: SL 1966, ch 111, ch 29, § 14.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.