S.D. Codified Laws § 61-1-50 (2026)
As used in this title, the term, wages, does not include dismissal payments which the employing unit is not legally required to make.
Source: SDC 1939, § 17.0802 (13) (d) as added by SL 1941, ch 82 , § 4; SL 2008, ch 277 , § 34; SDCL § 61-1-34 ; SL 2012, ch 252 , § 59.