Sauer v. Tiffany Laundry & Dry Cleaners

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1.] In this appeal, we consider whether an employee who developed skin and bronchial problems coincident with her employment in a commercial laundry suffered from an occupational disease. The Department of Labor denied her claim, concluding that the employee could not meet the statutory definition of an occupational disease because her condition was not peculiar to her occupation. On appeal, the circuit court affirmed, and we uphold that decision.

Background

[¶2.] Debrah Sauer is a lifelong resident of Aberdeen, South Dakota. After graduating from high school, she pursued…