South Dakota

Key facts

EEOC filing deadline

300 days (FEPA work-sharing state)

State agency deadline

180 days to SDDHR

Employer coverage

1 or more employees

State law

South Dakota Human Relations Act

State court statute of limitations

1 year

Additional protections beyond federal law

• •No significant additional protected classes beyond federal law

How it works

South Dakota has a work-sharing agreement with the EEOC. A charge filed with SD Division of Human Rights is generally also considered filed with the EEOC ("dual-filed"), and vice versa. You usually only need to file once.

Key notes

South Dakota's state law covers basic protected classes (race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry) but does not significantly expand beyond federal protections. Despite the one-employee threshold, the law's substantive scope is limited compared to states like California or New York.