Connect with us

South Dakota

Minimum wage in South Dakota will increase to $11.50

Published

on

Minimum wage in South Dakota will increase to .50


The minimum wage for non-tipped employees in South Dakota will increase from $11.20 per hour to $11.50 per hour on Jan. 1, according to the state Department of Labor and Regulation.

The minimum wage in the state is adjusted annually based on increases in the cost of living, as measured by the consumer price index published by the U.S. Department of Labor. South Dakota implements this annual increase due to a citizen-initiated ballot measure passed by voters in 2014.

The minimum wage for tipped employees will be $5.75 per hour effective Jan. 1, which is half the minimum wage for non-tipped employees. Wages and tips combined must equal at least the minimum wage.  

These increases will apply to all South Dakota employers, with some limited exceptions. For more information, visit dlr.sd.gov/employment_laws/minimum_wage.aspx. 

Advertisement

South Dakota is one of 30 states, plus the District of Columbia, that has adopted a minimum wage higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, according to The Economic Policy Institute. South Dakota’s minimum wage is currently the 25th highest in that group.



Source link

South Dakota

State Sen. Anthony Kern making his way back to Phoenix after icy crash in South Dakota

Published

on

State Sen. Anthony Kern making his way back to Phoenix after icy crash in South Dakota


play

State Sen. Anthony Kern, R-Glendale, announced on the social media platform X on Sunday that he had left the hospital, about a week after breaking bones and suffering other injuries in a single-car crash in South Dakota.

Advertisement

Kern, who was visiting family, was riding with a friend through a snowstorm when the car hit ice and the driver lost control.

He posted that he was out of the critical stage and making his way back to Phoenix, but he couldn’t fly due to a collapsed lung.

Kern is finishing his first state Senate term after three terms in the state House. This fall, he opted to run for a congressional seat rather than seek a return to the state Capitol but lost the GOP race for Congressional District 8 to Abe Hamadeh.



Source link

Advertisement
Continue Reading

South Dakota

South Dakota comedy performer dies

Published

on

South Dakota comedy performer dies


SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A local South Dakota comedy legend has died Saturday. Terry Ree, of the comedy duo Williams and Ree, died Saturday morning. Williams and Ree performed for over fifty years together, performing with names such as Garth Brooks, the Oak Ridge Boys and Tim McGraw.



Source link

Continue Reading

South Dakota

Sunday will be warm and breezy

Published

on

Sunday will be warm and breezy


RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Partly cloudy skies are expected. A stray shower or two will be possible, but chances aren’t great. Highs will be in the 40s and 50s for much of KOTA Territory.

Wind gusts could range from 30 to 40 mph at times – especially across western South Dakota.

We’ll remain mild all Christmas week with highs in the 40s to near 50°. Mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies will be likely all week long. It could get a little breezy on Christmas Day, but nothing too crazy.

See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? Please click here to report it.

Advertisement

Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? Send it to us here with a brief description.



Source link

Continue Reading
Advertisement

Trending