{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-61-1-11","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 61-1-11","heading":"Employee and independent contractor distinguished.","body":"Service performed by an individual for wages is employment subject to this title unless and until it is shown to the satisfaction of the Department of Labor and Regulation that:\n(1) The individual has been and will continue to be free from control or direction over the performance of the service, both under his contract of service and in fact; and\n(2) The individual is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, profession, or business.","path":["TITLE 61. REEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE","CHAPTER 61-1. DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/61-1-11","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"f307df450bcea60ff452abf5042ac286858069ebfd15a5c3fabf7a3be22df39d","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-61-1-10.11","next":"us-sd/sdcl-61-1-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}