Good cause criteria for voluntarily leaving employment or reducing earned income is established if:

1. (1) Continued employment or full-time work is a hazard to the applicant's or recipient's health;
2. (2) The employer required the applicant or recipient to relocate the applicant's or recipient's residence to hold the job;
3. (3) The employer's conduct demonstrated a substantial disregard of the standards of behavior that the applicant or recipient as an employee has a right to expect from the employer;
4. (4) The employer breached or substantially altered the employment contract; or
5. (5) While on layoff, the applicant or recipient accepted employment that the applicant or recipient quit in order to return to work for the applicant's or recipient's regular employer.

Source: 8 SDR 125, effective April 4, 1982 ; 52 SDR 55, effective December 2, 2025 .

General Authority: SDCL 28- 6-1 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 28- 6-1 .

Prior versions effective: 1982-04-04.