Workplace Drug Testing Laws for South Dakota
- Published: 12/19/2022
- Updated: 12/19/2022
Under South Dakota law there are no restrictions on an employer to implement their own drug-testing policy.
Workers’ compensation laws in South Dakota state that workers compensation claims can be denied if intoxication caused the injury; However, employers have the burden to prove that the intoxication was the proximate cause and a substantial factor of the injury.
Marijuana remains illegal recreationally and medically in South Dakota.