The length of time which an employer and employee adopt for the estimation of wages is relevant to a determination of the term of employment.
S.D. Codified Laws § 60-1-3
Relevancy of wage estimation period in determining term of employment
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Ruple v. Weinaug (1983)
Most recently applied in Setliff v. Akins (September 2000)
Source: CivC 1877, § 1158; CL 1887, § 3781; RCivC 1903, § 1477; RC 1919, § 1101; SDC 1939, § 17.0502; SL 1985, ch 394.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.