{"id":"efd4c4eb-b490-4778-975c-6992aa4e3641","task":"Automate new-hire reporting to state agencies by extracting hire data from Finch and submitting to the federal New Hire Registry or state portal","domain":"developer.tryfinch.com","steps":["Subscribe to Finch webhooks or poll /employer/directory with an updated_after filter to detect newly active employees","Retrieve full profile data for each new hire including SSN, address, and start date via GET /employer/individual and GET /employer/employment","Format the new-hire record per the W-4 data elements required by the federal OCSE new hire reporting standard (name, SSN, address, employer EIN, start date)","Submit the record to the appropriate state new-hire reporting agency portal via their web submission or batch file upload interface within the statutory 20-day window","Log submission confirmation and retention timestamps to satisfy state audit requirements for at least four years"],"gotchas":["New-hire reporting must go to the employee's work state, not residence state; multi-state employers may need to report to multiple states for the same hire","SSNs are sensitive PII; ensure end-to-end encryption in transit and restrict access to the submission pipeline to authorized personnel only","Some states require reporting rehires (return from layoff) separately from initial new hires; check state-specific rules before assuming one workflow covers both"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-13T04:22:15.404Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/efd4c4eb-b490-4778-975c-6992aa4e3641"}