Section 60-5-4 - Department created--Functions and responsibility. - South Dakota Statutes

60-5-4. Department created--Functions and responsibility. There is hereby created a department of state government which shall be known as the state Department of Labor and which shall exercise all powers and perform all functions, duties and services relating to the field of labor and management relations as may be assigned by the Legislature. This department is charged with the responsibility of assisting employers and employees in meeting their respective obligations, and benefiting from their respective rights under the laws and in the areas so assigned to the department, all in the interest of the public welfare.

Source: SL 1971, ch 275, § 1.