{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-62-4-54","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 62-4-54","heading":"Determining usual and customary line of employment.","body":"Usual and customary line of employment is to be determined by evaluation of the following factors:\n(1) The skills or abilities of the person;\n(2) The length of time the person spent in the type of work engaged in at the time of the injury;\n(3) The proportion of time the person has spent in the type of work engaged in at the time of injury when compared to the employee's entire working career; and\n(4) The duties and responsibilities of the person at the workplace. It is not limited by the position held at the time of the injury.","path":["TITLE 62. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","CHAPTER 62-4. COMPENSATION FOR INJURY OR DEATH"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/62-4-54","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"1d1256ae91d2a164598f464bd437009f4bb27a6236aa9bb3eb96300c7399193c","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-62-4-53","next":"us-sd/sdcl-62-4-55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}