An employer who is in a seasonal industry as listed in § 47:06:01:02 shall file an application with the Department of Labor and Regulation for a determination of seasonal employment. If the department determines that an employer is operating in a seasonal industry, former employees who were engaged in other than year around work are eligible to draw benefits based on wages earned with the seasonal employer only for weeks of unemployment in which the major portion of the week falls within the designated period of operation of that seasonal industry.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 9 SDR 81, 9 SDR 124, effective July 1, 1983; 19 SDR 182, effective June 2, 1993; 39 SDR 127, effective January 23, 2013.

General Authority: SDCL 61-1-54.

Law Implemented: SDCL 61-1-54.