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South Dakota

    Region
    South Dakota
    Required to Report
    Yes
    State Office
    Poison Control
    WPS Enforcement
    Worker Protection Standard Enforcement Agency
    Coverage for Farmworkers
    Required (with limitations)
    Limitations
    Employers must provide workers' compensation only to workers operating threshing machines, grain combines, corn shellers, cornhuskers, shredders, silage cutters, and seed hullers. (Other employers may elect to become subject to workers' compensation law. S.D. Codified Laws § 62-3-17 (2012).)
    Statute
    S.D. Codified Laws §§ 62-3-15(2), 62-3-16 (2012)
    Coverage for Undocumented Workers
    Not Defined in Statue or Case Law
    Case Law
    There is no case law answering this question.
    Benefits Available for Undocumented Workers
    There is no case law answering this question.
    Additional Information
    South Dakota has a long-standing policy to interpret workers compensation statute liberally. S.D. Medical Service, Inc. v. Minn. Mut. Fire & Cas. Co., 303 N.W. 2d 358, 361 (S.D. 1981).