60-12-21. Employer prohibited from threatening employee to prevent enforcement of discrimination provisions.
No employer may, for the purpose of dissuading an employee from preferring charges or giving information against the employer or testifying against the employer in an action brought under §60-12-18, threaten termination of the employ of the employee or other retaliatory action, or terminate the employ of the employee or take other retaliatory action.
Source: SL 1966, ch 64, §4; SL 2008, ch 276, §97.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 60 - Labor and Employment
Chapter 12 - Child Labor--Discrimination On Basis Of Sex
Section 60-12-1 - Maximum hours for children under sixteen--Exceptions--Misdemeanor.
Section 60-12-1.1 - School day and school week defined.
Section 60-12-5 - Labor of minor necessary for support--Permit authorizing employment.
Section 60-12-6 - Records of employment of children required--Public inspection--Misdemeanor.
Section 60-12-8 - Cleanliness of interior of factory--Misdemeanor.
Section 60-12-9 - Seats for children required--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 60-12-11 - Enforcement of child labor laws.
Section 60-12-12 - Investigation of complaints by department--Criminal prosecution.
Section 60-12-13 - Visitation and inspection of places of employment by department.
Section 60-12-14 - Superintendent's visitation of places of employment.
Section 60-12-15 - Equal pay for equal work--Discrimination based on sex prohibited.
Section 60-12-16 - Differentials excluded from prohibition.
Section 60-12-17 - Terms and conditions of employment--Employers required to maintain records.
Section 60-12-18 - Liability of employer for sex discrimination in wages--Other remedies unimpaired.
Section 60-12-19 - Action to recover unpaid wages--Agreement to work for less no defense.
Section 60-12-20 - Time for commencement of action for unpaid wages.