In the Matter of the Grievance of Joseph Hartpence, Employee and Appellee v. Youth Forestry Camp, Employer And…

Summary

The South Dakota Supreme Court held that termination for incompetence requires a thirty‑day work‑improvement notice and that a single incident does not constitute incompetence sufficient for dismissal, reversing the lower court on the notice issue, affirming it on the incompetence issue, and remanding for further proceedings.