In James “Jake” Mordhorst v. Dakota Truck Underwriters and Risk Administration Services, 2016 S.D. 70, the South Dakota Supreme Court heard an appeal arising out of the Circuit Court’s granting of Risk Administration Services’ (“Insurer”) motion to dismiss Jake Mordhorst’s allegations of bad faith denial of workers’ compensation benefits. In the underlying workers’ compensation
Employment Law
Injunction Placed on New Overtime Rules Effecting South Dakota Employers
By Laura Hensley on
Posted in Employment Law, Wage and Hour
A federal judge has blocked the recently revised Department of Labor (DOL) overtime and salary rules from taking effect. The rules were originally intended to take effect on December 1, 2016. However, a coalition of states and business groups filed for an injunction to prevent the changes from being enacted, arguing that when the DOL…
Workplace Dispute Resolution in South Dakota
By Laura Hensley & Mike McKnight on
Anyone who has ever been employed has experienced workplace conflict. The conflict referred to need not be related to job performance but can include personal behaviors or idiosyncrasies. Ranging from the petty to the most severe, conflict exists in every workplace setting. Some conflict within an organization is healthy – legitimate differing views on how
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