No Surcharge For South Dakota Businesses In 2011

Businesses in South Dakota will not have to pay a surcharge into the unemployment trust fund this year. An extra charge of up to one hundred fifty dollars per employee was added last year as unemployment claims rose quickly.  State Labor Department Secretary Pam Roberts says they will be able to carry a surplus this year…

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Roberts says they don’t plan to ask the legislature for help with the trust fund this year…

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Roberts says they have heard of some legislative proposals that may have an effect on the trust fund…

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(courtesy WNAX, Yankton)