Any agreement relating to employment, whether in writing or oral, which by its stated terms, or by implication, interpretation, or effect thereof, directly or indirectly denies, abridges, interferes with, or in any manner curtails the free exercise of the right to work by any citizen of the state of South Dakota, is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
S.D. Codified Laws § 60-8-4
Agreement denying free exercise of right to work as misdemeanor
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 468 F. Supp. 2d 1078 - Hot Stuff Foods, LLC v. Mean Gene's Enterprises, Inc. (2006)
Most recently applied in 468 F. Supp. 2d 1078 - Hot Stuff Foods, LLC v. Mean Gene's Enterprises, Inc. (December 2006)
Source: SL 1947, ch 92, §§ 2, 5; SL 1955, ch 65, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, §§ 17.1101 (2), 17.9914; SDCL, § 60-8-7; SL 1978, ch 359, § 2.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.