An employer is not liable for compensation or other benefits under the provisions of this chapter for disability or death unless notice of disability and claim for compensation has been given and made to the employer in writing within the time fixed in §§ 62-8-29 to 62-8-32, inclusive.
S.D. Codified Laws § 62-8-13
Notice of disability required--Claim for compensation
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Heupel v. Imprimis Technology, Inc. (1991)
Most recently applied in Heupel v. Imprimis Technology, Inc. (July 1991)
Source: SDC 1939, § 64.0807 (2) as enacted by SL 1947, ch 426; SL 1965, ch 308, § 1; SL 1971, ch 286, § 9; SL 2008, ch 278, § 55.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.