If the employer and employee reach an agreement in regard to the compensation under this chapter, a memorandum thereof shall be filed with the department by the employer or employee, and unless the department shall, within twenty days, notify the employer and employee of its disapproval of the agreement by registered or certified letter sent to their addresses as given in the memorandum filed, the agreement shall stand as approved and be enforceable for all purposes under the provisions of this chapter.
S.D. Codified Laws § 62-8-45
Agreements between employer and employee
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Hyatt v. Harvest States and National Union Fire (2001)
Most recently applied in Hyatt v. Harvest States and National Union Fire (January 2001)
Source: SDC 1939, § 64.0825 as enacted by SL 1947, ch 426.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.