Failure to make any payment of workers' compensation benefits pursuant to § 62-4-10 within ten days of the date on which the payment is due shall result in an automatic penalty equal to ten percent of the unpaid amount. Nothing herein precludes any other remedy available to the claimant.
S.D. Codified Laws § 62-4-10.1
Penalty for untimely payment of installments--Other remedies
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Tischler v. United Parcel Service (1996)
Most recently applied in Arends v. Cement (May 2002)
Source: SL 1991, ch 418.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.