{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-62-1-16","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 62-1-16","heading":"Employer civilly liable for retaliatory termination of employee--Burden of proof.","body":"An employer is civilly liable for wrongful discharge if it terminates an employee in retaliation for filing a lawful workers' compensation claim. The burden of proof is on the employee to prove the dismissal was in retaliation for filing a workers' compensation claim.","path":["TITLE 62. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","CHAPTER 62-1. DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/62-1-16","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"198a15df3aabc0e0e96edaf6b7c83266c43332a0668746bec615740b70256743","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-62-1-15","next":"us-sd/sdcl-62-1-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}