{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-60-4-5","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 60-4-5","heading":"Neglect or breach of duty--Incapacity to perform.","body":"An employment even for a specified term may be terminated at any time by the employer for habitual neglect of duty, continued incapacity to perform, or any willful breach of duty by the employee in the course of employment.","path":["TITLE 60. LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT","CHAPTER 60-4. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/60-4-5","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"3c062d5cd0bf1e0aba7426d412922cab65efd0095dab7d863e5195d4e26fcda8","source_id":"us-sd","stale":false,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-60-4-4","next":"us-sd/sdcl-60-4-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}