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S.D. Codified Laws § 60-11-3

Minimum wage--Misdemeanor--Certain employees excluded

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Johnson v. Johnson (1991)

Most recently applied in Johnson v. Johnson (April 1991)

Source: SDC 1939, §§ 17.0607, 17.9901; SL 1943, ch 76; SL 1945, ch 77; SL 1964, ch 67; SL 1966, ch 64, § 5; SDCL § 60-11-6; SL 1969, ch 85; SL 1973, ch 302; SL 1975, ch 316; SL …

Every employer shall pay to each employee wages at a rate of not less than eight dollars and fifty cents an hour. Violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. The provisions of this section do not apply to certain employees being paid an opportunity wage pursuant to § 60-11-4.1, babysitters, or outside salespersons. The provisions of this section also do not apply to employees employed by an amusement or recreational establishment, an organized camp, or a religious or nonprofit educational conference center if one of the following apply:

(1) The establishment, camp, or center does not operate for more than seven months in any calendar year; or

(2) During the preceding calendar year, the average receipts of the establishment, camp, or center for any six months of the calendar year were not more than thirty-three and one-third percent of its average receipts for the other six months of the year.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.