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Employers in South Dakota are required by law to post the South Dakota posters outlining the state and federal labor and employment laws.  Compared to other states, South Dakota has relatively few state laws that need to be posted: sexual harassment, unemployment insurance and workplace safety.  The federal laws are basically the same for every state, however.  They are USERRA – Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law, Federal Minimum Wage, Employee Polygraph Protection Act, Family and Medical Leave Act and OSHA – Job Safety and Health Protection.

The South Dakota posters need to be placed in a visible location in an area in the workplace where all of the employees have access.  Possible locations are the employee work room, break room, mail room or any other place where the employees visit or gather on a regular basis.  Additionally, the employers need to make sure they have the most current information available on their posters.  This needs to be checked yearly because labor and employment laws can change that often.

The requirements for employers to post the information found on the South Dakota posters are meant to benefit the employees because this is their main source of information on the labor laws that affect them and their rights within the workplace.  Furthermore, the labor laws often also outline the protocol for filing complaints including which state and federal agencies the employees should contact if the need arises. 

Employers can also benefit from posting South Dakota posters as well.  They can use the information to help them know exactly what they need to do uphold the law and their employees’ rights in the workplace.  They can also use the posters as a quick reference if they have specific questions about the labor laws that pertain to them such as who is affected by the Family and Medical Leave Act.

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